Jakarta : The Indian kabaddi contingent made an impressive start to its campaign at the 18th Asian Games with the women’s team mauling Japan and the men’s side beating Bangladesh and Sri Lanka here on Sunday.
Indian men’s and women’s teams had clinched the gold medal in the last Asian Games, South Korea and both the sides on Sunday dished out brilliant performances to make a winning start.
The men’s team outclassed Sri Lanka 44-28 in the second Group ‘A’ match after opening its campaign with a 50-21 win over Bangladesh early in the day. In another lop-sided encounter, the women’s team pulled off a 43-12 win over Japan in its Group ‘A’ opener.
The women’s team will take on Thailand on Monday, while its men counterpart will lock horns with South Korea.
