After going down in the Men’s Kabaddi semifinal against Iran, India Women’s team suffered another big upset in Kabaddi as they lost 27-24 in the final match and had to settle for a silver medal. Indi started off brilliantly, taking a lead of 5 points at one stage. But Iran defence held their nerves and took three points in the final few minutes of the first half to close the gap to 13-11. In the second half, Iran’s defence continued to trouble India and did not give leave any space for them get a point. After a nervy final minute, India gave away three points to see a 27-24 loss against Iran.
Asian Games 2018 India vs Iran Women's Kabaddi Highlights: The Indian Men’s Kabaddi team crashed out of contention for gold medal after losing their semi-final clash against Iran 27-18. This is the first time that India won’t be winning a Kabaddi gold at the Asian Games since the sport was introduced in 1990. The Iranian defence managed to stifle India’s raiders and never let go of the lead once they took it in the second half. The latter have now settled for bronze. The Indian women did not face the same fate as their male counterparts. They were challenge by an impressive Chinese Taipei in the first half. Chinese Taipei had stunned Iran during the group stages and made an impressive comeback against India in the semis to trail by just two points at half time. But the Indians pulled away in the second half and pulled away. The final score was 27-14 in India’s favour and they face Iran in the final.
Source: Indian Express
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