Asian Kabaddi Championship

Asian Kabaddi Championship is a standard style Kabaddi tournament. It was first held in 1980.^[1] The 9th tournament was held in Republic of Korea and won by India and secured its 8th medal.^[2]

Asian Kabaddi Championship

Founded	1980; 43 years ago (1980)
Region	Asia (Asian Kabaddi Federation)
Number of teams	10
Current champions	M:  India (8th title) W:  India (4th title)
Most successful team(s)	M:  India (8 titles) W:  India (4 titles)
Television broadcasters	Star Sports
2023 Asian Kabaddi Championship

Men

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref
1980	Kolkata, India	India	Bangladesh	Nepal	^[3]
1988	Jaipur, India	India	Bangladesh
2000	Colombo, Sri Lanka	India	Sri Lanka	Pakistan
2001	Bangkok, Thailand	India
2002	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	India	Japan	Iran	^[4]
2003	Kangar, Malaysia	Iran	Malaysia	Sri Lanka	^[5]
2005	Tehran, Iran	India	Pakistan	Iran	^[6]
2017	Gorgan, Iran	India	Pakistan	Iran   South Korea	^[7]
2023	Busan, South Korea	India	Iran	Chinese Taipei	^[8]^[9]

Women

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref
2005	Hyderabad, India	India	Japan	Sri Lanka	^[10]
2007	Tehran, Iran	India	Iran	Sri Lanka   Thailand	^[11]
2008	Madurai, India	India	Iran	Japan   Thailand
2016	Busan, South Korea	South Korea	Thailand	Iran   Sri Lanka
2017	Gorgan, Iran	India	South Korea	Iran   Sri Lanka	^[12]

References

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6. (in Persian). Iran Kabaddi Federation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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9. "India won the Final". Sports Tiger. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
10. "Indian eves win Asian kabaddi championship". The Tribune. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
11. ""کفاش":به اهداف خود درمیزبانی مسابقات کبدی قهرمانی بانوان اسیا رسیدیم". IRNA. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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