Some of the biggest stars including Pawan Sehrawat, Aslam Inamdar, Rahul Chaudhari and Ashu Malik and a young brigade of aspiring champions in Indian kabaddi are showcasing their top skills in the ongoing 70th Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship that will go on till March 24
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023 on Wednesday. Pawan, who won gold medals in the Asian Games Hangzhou and Asian Kabaddi Championships this year, is one of the Arjuna Awardees.
Following India's successful Asian Kabaddi Championships campaign, Pawan Sehrawat stressed many important factors including the experience of playing with a young team, recovery from his injury, expectations from the upcoming Pro-Kabaddi League (PKL) and preparations for the Asian Games.
Captain Pawan Sehrawat led from the front with 13 points, meanwhile, Aslam Inamdar and Arjun Deshwal chipped in with eight and five points respectively. The Indian team won each of their games in the competition.
India managed to seal their place in the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 with a slender 33-28 victory over Iran at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea, on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Indian kabaddi squad will face Japan. The much-anticipated match between India and Iran, the 2003 winners, will take place on Thursday.
The dates for the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 have been released. The tournament will be held from June 27 to 30. Busan, South Korea has been chosen as the host country to conduct the championship.
Since the inaugural tournament in 1980, the championship has brought together teams from various Asian countries, which include India, Pakistan, Iran and Bangladesh among others.
The women's finals proved the mettle of both the Pune as well as the Mumbai Shahar team as they went neck-to-neck throughout the match only for Pune to take the last piece of the pie with one point and become the Champions. The men's finals stole the show and owned the stage in every possibl