Brijendra singh choudhary

The Asian Beach Games: India ended the kabaddi competitions in the Asian Beach Games with the women's team clinching a gold medal and the men's team settling for silver for the second consecutive edition, claiming two medals in the competitions being held in Sanya, China, on Monday

The women's team made the country proud by defeating Sri Lanka comfortably in the final to win the gold, while the men went down to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two medals in kabaddi on Monday were India’s first at this edition.

The Indian women registered a comfortable 47-31 win over Asian Beach Games champion Sri Lanka to win their sixth consecutive title. This is India's first gold in this edition of the Asian Beach Games. Earlier, the Indian women defeated Bangladesh 50-31 in the semifinals to confirm the first medal.