India completed a historic double with the men’s and women’s titles at the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

India created history by winning the men’s title at the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 after defeating Sri Lanka 54-20 in the final in Ahmedabad on Saturday.The win also completed a double for India as the women’s team earlier defeated Uganda 35-15 to claim their title.Aditya Shinde led India’s attack with 10 points while Bharat Hooda added eight points, all in the second half. Pankaj Mohite scored six points and vice-captain Naveen Kumar contributed five. Yogesh Dahiya was outstanding in defence, scoring five points without conceding a single try.India took control early, leading 15-8 before extending their advantage to 30-10 at half-time. Their raiders and defenders continued to put pressure on Sri Lanka after the break and helped India claim four All-Outs during the match.Sri Lanka struggled to find scoring opportunities, their raiders managing only 11 runs. Maduwantha was their best performer with six points but the team could not match India’s attacking power.Shinde, who was India’s top scorer, praised the support of the Ahmedabad crowd after the win.He said: “With more and more tournaments coming up, it’s great for the people of Ahmedabad too and we’ve received so much support from them. We hope everyone will come out to support us in the same way in the next competitions. There will be a celebration, a really big one, and it’s already underway!”

India finished the campaign unbeaten

India ended the championship with a perfect record of eight wins from eight matches. They dominated Group A with six wins, beating Bangladesh 56-27 in the semi-final and Sri Lanka in the final.The team scored 380 runs in the entire competition while conceding just 193, underlining their dominance and making them the first men’s champions of the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship.