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India's reign continues in kabaddi

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DOHA: From the mud courts to the synthetic surface and air-conditioned indoor halls, kabaddi may have come a long way, but India's domination continued as the team showed its class in a thrilling final against Pakistan in the 15th Asian Games at the Aspire Hall here on Wednesday.

It has been one gold that has been saving India's reputation over the years at the Asian Games. India dutifully bagged the kabaddi gold with a 35-23 victory.

It was the fifth successive gold medal in kabaddi for India at the Asian Games. India had won only the kabaddi gold when the game was introduced in Beijing in 1990.

The gold, coming late in the day, took India's tally to three gold medals, following the ones from other indoor games, chess and billiards.

Clean slate

India kept a clean slate in the league winning all its four matches, and beat Pakistan for a second time in the final.

In the match for the bronze medal, Bangladesh was able to subdue the new force in the international arena, Iran, with a 37-26 triumph.

It was a sweet revenge for Bangladesh as it had lost to Iran 39-56 in the league.

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