India crowned double champion Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026, end tournament unbeaten

Indian women’s defence was dominant against Uganda, leaving the African side with no chance in the finals. India led the tackle points 10-1, leading to a 35-15 victory overall. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Indian men and women dominate in the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 (CWKC26) as both teams win the trophy in one-sided affairs.

Indian women stepped up first at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on Saturday, facing the Ugandan women. The Indians were comfortable in their pursuit of the title as it won 35-15. Sakshi’s emphatic performance, in which she collected nine points for India, as well as Anu Sen’s six points and captain Nidhi Sharma’s five points, led India to the championship.

The home team’s defence was just as solid as their attack, with Ritu Mitharwal and Suman Sahu both getting four tackle points to restrain the Ugandan attack throughout the match.

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The only positive for Uganda was that Nakayongo Shirat scored 11 points out of the 15 team points. The African team had a great defensive performance in the semifinal, which they hoped to carry on to the final but was unsuccessful.

Indian women inflicted two all-outs on their way to winning the title, as well as leading the tackle points 20-14 and raid points 10-1. Nidhi Sharma’s side lapped up the deserved applause from the fans after the match

Indian men’s raiders were unstoppable in the final as they won the championship. India crushed the Sri Lankan men 54-20, seemingly without breaking a sweat. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI

Indian men came into the final being unstoppable throughout the tournament, and they continued that form to beat a Sri Lankan side, 54-20, that had no chance against the Asian champions.

In the finals of the CWKC26, India started the match meaning business as they jumped to a 30-10 lead at the end of the first half. Leaving Sri Lanka needing a miracle to have a chance against the champions.

Aditya Shinde led the raid points for the Indian men, with a Super 10 (10 points) from 14 raids. He was supported by Bharat Hooda, who continued his great tournament, with eight raid points without getting tackled once.

Yogesh Dahiya led the tackle points with five points, with two points each from three other players as well. Indian men inflicted four all-outs, as well as securing 30 raid points and 14 tackle points.

Sri Lanka only had one player, Maduwantha, who scored more than five points in the final. The Lankans struggled with their offence, as they scored just 11 raid points and nine tackle points.