Kabaddi at the Asian Games
Kabaddi made its first appearance as an exhibition sport[1] at the 1982 and became an Asian Games event since 1990 in Beijing, China. Until the 2018 edition, India always dominated the event by winning highest number of gold medals in both men's and women's category.
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 |
 Beijing |
 India |
No playoffs |  Bangladesh |
 Pakistan |
No playoffs |  China  Japan  Nepal | ||
| 1994 |
 Hiroshima |
India |
No playoffs | Bangladesh |
Pakistan |
No playoffs | Japan | ||
| 1998 |
 Bangkok |
India |
No playoffs | Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
No playoffs |  Sri Lanka | ||
| 2002 |
 Busan |
India |
No playoffs | Bangladesh |
Pakistan |
No playoffs |  Japan | ||
| 2006 |
 Doha |
India |
35–23 | Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
37–26 |  Iran | ||
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medalists | ||||||
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
India |
37–20 | Iran |
Pakistan |
and | Japan | ||
| 2014 |
 Incheon |
India |
27–25 | Iran |
 South Korea |
and | Pakistan | ||
| 2018 |
 Jakarta–Palembang |
Iran |
26–16 | South Korea |
Pakistan |
and | India | ||
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze medalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
India |
28–14 |  Thailand |
Bangladesh |
and | Iran | ||
| 2014 |
Incheon |
India |
31–21 | Iran |
Thailand |
and | Bangladesh | ||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
Iran |
27–24 | India |
 Chinese Taipei |
and | Thailand | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India (IND) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 17 | 39 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 5th | 8 |
 China |
4th | 1 | |||||||
 India |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 8 |
 Indonesia |
5th | 1 | |||||||
 Iran |
4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4 | ||||
 Japan |
4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 8 |
 Malaysia |
5th | 7th | 5th | 11th | 4 | ||||
 Nepal |
4th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4 | ||||
 Pakistan |
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
 South Korea |
5th | 3rd | 2nd | 3 | |||||
 Sri Lanka |
4th | 6th | 7th | 3 | |||||
 Thailand |
6th | 5th | 9th | 3 | |||||
| Number of teams | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Women
| Team | 2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
3rd | 3rd | 7th | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei |
5th | 7th | 3rd | 3 |
| India |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
| Indonesia |
7th | 1 | ||
| Iran |
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
| Japan |
5th | 9th | 2 | |
| Malaysia |
7th | 1 | ||
| Nepal |
7th | 1 | ||
| South Korea |
5th | 5th | 5th | 3 |
| Sri Lanka |
5th | 1 | ||
| Thailand |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3 |
| Number of teams | 8 | 7 | 9 |
List of medalists
References
- ^ "Driving off the Platform". The Straits Times. 25 November 1982. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
