Asian Games 2026: Full kabaddi schedule — Indian teams in action, start times in IST
India men’s and women’s teams enter the kabaddi competition as defending champions at the Asian Games 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
India men’s and women’s teams enter the kabaddi competition as defending champions at the Asian Games 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
Kabaddi will feature at the Asian Games for a 10th-straight time, with the women’s competition seeing its fifth iteration get underway in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya.
India men’s and women’s teams enter this edition as defending champions at the Asian Games 2026. Last time around in Hangzhou, China, the men’s team had beaten Iran 33-29, while the women’s side had edged Chinese Taipei 26-25 to bag the yellow metals.
Asian Games 2026 Kabaddi Schedule (Indians in action)
September 21
9:45 a.m. onwards
Men’s Group A Match - India vs Japan
4:15 p.m. onwards
Women’s Group A Match - India vs Bangladesh
September 22
7:15 a.m. onwards
Men’s Group A Match - India vs Republic of Korea
September 23
8:30 a.m. onwards
Women’s Group A Match - India vs Iran
9:45 a.m. onwards
Men’s Group A Match - India vs Bangladesh
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