Asian Games 2018: Indian women crush Japan in kabaddi for contingent's first win

Jakarta, August 19: The Indian contingent registered its first win at the 18th Asian Games as the country's women's Kabaddi team made mincemeat of Japan in their Group A opener in Jakarta on Sunday (August 19).

India won 43-12 in a lop-sided encounter. The Indian women dominated the contest from start to end against the Japanese, recording an emphatic win in their first game on day one of competitions.

India stayed on track to complete a hat-trick of titles in the multi-sport quadrennial extravaganza. Japan were never in the match and the gulf in class between the two teams was evident from the beginning.

In a campaign for a third gold at the #AsianGames, first bit of great news comes from the Kabaddi arena in Jakarta as #TeamIndia Women clinch their first win against #TeamJapan! Congratulations 🇮🇳👏#Score 43-12 #IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/45sZ2J6EiH
— Team India (@ioaindia) August 19, 2018

The men's team, also one of the favourites, start their campaign against Bangladesh later in the day followed by a match against Sri Lanka in the evening.