Jakarta : The Indian men’s and women’s kabaddi teams secured emphatic wins against their respective opponents to qualify for the semi-finals of the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
The men’s team, a seven-time gold-medallist, bounced back from the shock 23-24 defeat against South Korea to beat Thailand 49-30 in its fourth and final Group ‘A’ match. It had beaten Bangladesh 50-21 and Sri Lanka 44-28 before losing to South Korea.
In the women’s competition, India played two matches and emerged victorious in both to top Group ‘A’ with an all-win record and qualify for the semi-finals.
In the first match of the day, the Indian women’s team defeated Sri Lanka 38-12 before trouncing Indonesia 54-22 in its final group match.
