India defeated Iran 42-32 in the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 at the Dong-Eui Institute of Technology Seokdang Cultural Center in Busan, Republic of Korea, on Friday to win their record eighth title.
The tournament started on June 27 in Busan and concluded on June 30.
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India remained unbeaten in the tournament and also defeated Asian Games champion Iran twice to lift the trophy.
All Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 results
| Date | Matches | Time |
|---|---|---|
| June 27 | Chinese Taipei 28-52 Iran | 6:30 AM |
| June 27 | India 76-13 South Korea | 10:30 PM |
| June 27 | Japan 85-11 Hong Kong | 11:30 AM |
| June 27 | India 53-19 Chinese Taipei | 12:30 PM |
| June 28 | Hong Kong 31-60 Iran | 6:30 AM |
| June 28 | South Korea 18-45 Japan | 7:30 AM |
| June 28 | Chinese Taipei 117-12 Hong Kong | 10:30 AM |
| June 28 | India 62-17 Japan | 11:30 AM |
| June 28 | South Korea 17-72 Iran | 12:30 PM |
| June 29 | Chinese Taipei 37-29 Japan | 6:30 AM |
| June 29 | India 33-28 Iran | 10:30 AM |
| June 29 | Chinese Taipei 70-25 South Korea | 11:30 AM |
| June 30 | Japan 13-71 Iran | 6:30 AM |
| June 30 | India 64-20 Hong Kong | 7:30 AM |
| June 30 | South Korea 95-16 Hong Kong | 10:30AM |
| June 30 | India 42-32 Iran | 10:30 AM |
Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 league standings
| Pos. | Team | M | W | L | D | Points | Points scored | Points given |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 288 | 97 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 233 | 122 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 271 | 171 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 189 | 199 |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 279 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 421 |
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Indian squad for the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023
Indian men's squad: Arjun Deshwal, Naveen Kumar, Sachin, Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Nitin Rawal, Nitesh Kumar, Surjeet Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Pawan Sehrawat
Stand-by players: Vijay Malik, Shubham Shinde
Coaches: Ashan Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar
Manager: Bhaskaran Edachery