National Games 2023 kabaddi: Results, scores, points table and medal winners
The men’s and women’s tournaments, each involving eight teams, were played from November 4 to 8. Get National Games 2023 kabaddi results and scores!
Kabaddi at the National Games 2023 was held at the Campal Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium in Goa from November 4 to 8.
Tournaments for both men and women were scheduled at the 37th National Games with eight kabaddi teams competing in each. A total of four medals - one gold, one silver and two bronze - were on offer for each gender. Both losing semi-finalists got bronze.
For both tournaments, the eight teams were divided into two groups - Pool A and B - of four teams each. After single-legged round-robin fixtures, the two group winners and runner-ups made the semi-finals.
National Games 2023 kabaddi groups
Men’s Pool A: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Punjab
Men’s Pool B: Goa, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Services
Women’s Pool A: Haryana, Jharkhand, Goa, Punjab
Women’s Pool B: Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
The two semi-final winners met in the National Games 2023 kabaddi finals on November 8.
Himachal Pradesh, led by Asian Games gold medallist Pushpa Rana, defended the women’s title by defeating Haryana 32-23 in the final. Haryana also lost the men’s final with Services emerging victorious 34-25 to claim the gold medal.
Chandigarh and Maharashtra, in men’s, and Punjab and Rajasthan, in women’s, bagged the bronze medals.