Kabaddi at the Asian Games

Kabaddi made its first appearance as an exhibition sport at the Asian Games in 1982. Men's kabaddi has been an Asian Games event since 1990, and women's kabaddi since 2010.

Kabaddi at the Asian Games

Sport	Kabaddi
Founded	1990 (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)

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

Men

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

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

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

Men

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

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

Further information: List of Asian Games medalists in kabaddi

External links

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Kabbadi