India vs Iran Men's Kabaddi Highlights, Asian Games 2023: IND 33-29 IRN | India clinch historical Gold in controversial Final

India win historic 8th Gold in Kabaddi

That's all from us. A pulsating encounter ends in the perfect way for India. Yes it had a huge chunk of controversy, but the Indian team won't mind it.

India win Kabaddi Gold

Indian team will be happy, but you have to credit and applaud the Iranian team as well. They have been excellent in this tournament and gave the Indians a tough fight.

India Ecstatic

A fantastic campaign for India ends with a Gold Medal for Pawan Sehrawat and co. Indian women's Kabaddi team also won the Gold medal earlier today. India now have 103 medals in total, 28 Gold, 35 Silver, 40 Bronze medals.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 33 IRN 29 (FT)

India have won the Gold Medal. In a crazy crazy Final, the Indian team have clinched the Gold, prevailing over Iran, who will be distraught. The Indian men's kabaddi team now have managed their 8th Gold in the Asian Games history.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 32 IRN 29 (39')

Reza comes to raid for Iran and he has been pinned down.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 31 IRN 29 (39')

The final ruling has arrived. India given 3 points, Iran on the other hand get a point.

No signs of the match starting. India and Iran players are sitting on the mat. A few of the officials are hovering around. We still don't know what will be the ruling of this match.

India cross 100 Medals in Asian Games

India have won 102 Medals so far in this Asian Games. 27 Gold, 35 Silver and 40 Bronze medals for India, their best-ever medal tally in the Asian Games.

Kabaddi Rule

Clause 28 of the Kabaddi Rule says if a defender touches the ground and a raider outside the court, then the defender will be deemed out, not the raider.

Gold Medal for India

A Gold for India in men's Cricket. The Final against Afghanistan has been washed out, and India are handed the Gold medal. Afghanistan win the Silver, while Bangladesh won the Bronze earlier.

The Kabaddi Rule

Old Kabaddi Rule says that if the raider goes out without a touch and the defenders who follow him will also be deemed out. But the new rule that has been implied for the Pro Kabaddi League says that only the raider will be given out if he fails to make a touch and goes into the lobby and the raid gets done and dusted there.

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There are many angles regarding the rule and you have to accept that whatever the thing has transpired here is mainly due to the ignorance of the referees. To be very honest, the ruling has been confusing in this match and it is still at a halt due to two different versions of the Kabaddi rule.

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Believe me or not, we are halted for 42 minutes in this match. A Kabaddi match takes 40 minutes only! And there was only a minute and some remaining when this drama started.

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Pawan Sehrawat is still there, having a chat with the AKFI general. This is not ideal from the Indian captain. Fazel Atrachali hasn't involved himself in this chaos at all.

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The Iran coach is now talking with the referee. The Indian coaches are also talking with another Iran coach. This incident epitomizes when you are in the authoritative position but you don't know how to control things. Sorry to say, the referees in the match have lost the plot completely.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 31 IRN 29 (39')

A new ruling has arrived. India now have been given three points and Iran have been given just one. And now the Iran players are sitting on the mat in protest. Ridiculous!

Atrocious, Disappointing, Shameful

These are the three words that are coming into mind if I can dissect this match. This is an atrocity of the highest level. Unprofessional refereeing, confusion over rules, Dissappointing! And then the confusion regarding the ruling and all the scenes which have unfolded so far - Shameful and it is not the perfect ambassador of the sport of Kabaddi.

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This has been an excellent final. Make no mistake of that both India and Iran have given their all and it has been a see-saw battle between two giant of Kabaddis here, but all of those good deeds are being shattered for this diabolical mistake that's been going on so far here in the court in China.

Competition Suspended

Half an Hour now. The competition is suspended in Hangzhou.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 29 IRN 29 (39')

My Goodness!! There is still argument here. I have never witnessed anything like this ever in any sports. This time the referee is talking with the India coach.

India vs Iran Live Score: IND 29 IRN 29 (39')

The final ruling is here. Both teams have been given one point each.

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Players are sitting on the mat.

The match is now stopped for 25 minutes. A Kabaddi match generally takes 40 minutes. So you can understand how bizarre this is!

India vs Iran Men's Kabaddi Live Score: IND 28 IRN 28 (39')

'Shame On You' - India's coach Bhaskaran is saying to one of the referees. It is heated in Hangzhou.

India vs Iran Men's Kabaddi Live Score: IND 28 IRN 28 (39')

The AKFI secretary general has called it 1-1 for both teams. Pawan Sehrawat and India's coach is having a talk with him.

India vs Iran Men's Kabaddi Live Score: IND 28 IRN 28 (39')

We are still on a standstill. AKF officials are getting involved in this now. Nothing but drama here. Believe me or not, we have halted for around 18 minutes.

India vs Iran Kabaddi Live Score: IND 28 IRN 28 (39')

What is going on here!! This is abysmal. This just cannot happen in any international competition. Absolutely disappointed with the referees. They have no control over the match.

India vs Iran Kabaddi Live Score: IND 28 IRN 28 (39')

Just to give you something, the scorecard still says IND 28 IRN 28. So we may change it to that as well. Reviews are coming after reviews. This is ludicrous!

Gold for India in Badminton

Meanwhile, India have won Gold Medal in the men's doubles Badminton. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have done it for India.

India vs Iran Kabaddi Live Score: IND 32 IRN 29 (39')

We will take this moment as an Indian, but this is a ridiculous ruling. The Iranian deserve a lot of credit, especially their coach. The refereeing has been absolutely atrocious, and to be very honest, the Indian players have caused havoc on the officials as well.