5 instances when India lost a Kabaddi match

Modified Nov 23, 2019 09:00 IST

India lost to Iran in the 2018 Asian Games

#3 India v South Korea (Asian Games 2018, Jakarta)

India lost to South Korea in the Asian Games 2018

In the 28 year-long history of Asiad, India succumbed to their first-ever loss when they met South Korea in the Group A match of the 2018 Asian Games. It was similar to the defeat in the Kabaddi World Cup 2016, where India led with the momentum in most of the match before falling short in the final minutes.

Jang Kun Lee and Dong Geon Lee led the raiding charges against India's imbalanced defence. India were forced to play with just one defender in the second half, in addition to which the raiders looked sluggish against the Korean defence. The likes of Pardeep Narwal and Ajay Thakur got silenced, courtesy of pin-point defending from Young Chang Ko and others.

South Korea emerged victorious against India (24-23) in the group-stages that forced India to finish on 2nd spot in the Pool A points table. As a result of their 2nd place finish, India faced off against Iran in the semifinals and fell to a shock loss from that game as well.

About the author

Vijay Sain is a freelance writer from Jaipur, Rajasthan, currently residing in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Ever since writing his very first article in June 2018, Vijay has mostly worked on covering Kabaddi passionately to throw light on the upcoming talents and acquainting the Kabaddi admirers with a plethora of information through his articles.

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