TEHRAN- Iranian men’s team booked a place in the Asian Kabaddi Championships semi-final as the first team on Saturday. Team Melli, who had already defeated Thailand and South Korea, beat Sri Lanka 45-27 at the Azadi Complex in Gorgan, north of Iran. The competitions are being held from Nov. 23 to 26 in the Iranian […]
TEHRAN- Iranian men’s team booked a place in the Asian Kabaddi Championships semi-final as the first team on Saturday.
Team Melli, who had already defeated Thailand and South Korea, beat Sri Lanka 45-27 at the Azadi Complex in Gorgan, north of Iran.
The competitions are being held from Nov. 23 to 26 in the Iranian city.
The championships feature a total of 10 teams take part in each section, with India, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Pakistan, Thailand, Iraq, Sri Lanka and Turkmenistan competing in both the men’s and women’s sections.
In the men’s category, Iran has been drawn along with South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkmenistan in Group B.
Group A consists of India, Pakistan, Japan, Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the women’s category, Iran has been pitted against Sri Lanka, Japan, Iraq, and Pakistan in Group B.
The Iranian women’s team has defeated Iraq (71-6), Sri Lanka (28-23) and Pakistan ( 67-12) so far.
India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan are in Group A.
