Kabaddi at the Asian Games
| Sport | Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| First season | 1990 |
| Administrator | Olympic Council of Asia |
| Region | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:  India (8th title)W: India (3rd title) |
| Most titles | M: India (8 titles) W: India (3 titles) |
Kabaddi made its first appearance as an exhibition sport at the Asian Games in 1982.[1] Men's kabaddi has been an Asian Games event since 1990, and women's kabaddi since 2010.
India has dominated the sport at the Asian Games, winning the gold medal in both men's and women's events at all editions except for 2018, when Iran won the gold medal in both events.
Summary
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Beijing |  India | No playoffs |  Bangladesh |  Pakistan | No playoffs |  China  Japan  Nepal | ||
| 1994 |  Hiroshima | India | No playoffs | Bangladesh | Pakistan | No playoffs | Japan | ||
| 1998 |  Bangkok | India | No playoffs | Pakistan | Bangladesh | No playoffs |  Sri Lanka | ||
| 2002 |  Busan | India | No playoffs | Bangladesh | Pakistan | No playoffs |  Japan | ||
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2006 |  Doha | India | 35–23 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | 37–26 |  Iran | ||
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medalists | ||||||
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | India | 37–20 | Iran | Pakistan | and | Japan | ||
| 2014 |  Incheon | India | 27–25 | Iran |  South Korea | and | Pakistan | ||
| 2018 |  Jakarta–Palembang | Iran | 26–16 | South Korea | Pakistan | and | India | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | India | 33–29 | Iran | Pakistan | and |  Chinese Taipei | ||
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | India | 28–14 |  Thailand | Bangladesh | and | Iran | ||
| 2014 | Incheon | India | 31–21 | Iran | Thailand | and | Bangladesh | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | Iran | 27–24 | India | Chinese Taipei | and | Thailand | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | India | 26–25 | Chinese Taipei | Nepal | and | Iran | ||
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 13 | 13 | 21 | 47 | |
Participating nations
[edit]Men
[edit]| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 9 |
 China | 4th | 1 | ||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 1 | ||||||||
 India | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 9 |
 Indonesia | 5th | 1 | ||||||||
 Iran | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 5 | ||||
 Japan | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 9th | 9 |
 Malaysia | 5th | 7th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 5 | ||||
 Nepal | 4th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4 | |||||
 Pakistan | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 9 |
 South Korea | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 4 | |||||
 Sri Lanka | 4th | 6th | 7th | 3 | ||||||
 Thailand | 6th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 4 | |||||
| Number of teams | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Women
[edit]| Team | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 4 |
| India | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4 |
| Indonesia | 7th | 1 | |||
| Iran | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
| Japan | 5th | 9th | 2 | ||
| Malaysia | 7th | 1 | |||
| Nepal | 7th | 3rd | 2 | ||
| South Korea | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 5th | 1 | |||
| Thailand | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4 |
| Number of teams | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
List of medalists
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Driving off the Platform". The Straits Times. 25 November 1982. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
