India won the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 men's title with a 54-20 victory over Sri Lanka in the final in Ahmedabad. The triumph completed a double after the women's team defeated Uganda 35-15. Aditya Shinde led the men's side with 10 raid points as India finished an unbeaten campaign with eight wins.

Ahmedabad: India became the first men’s champions of the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 with a commanding 54-20 win over Sri Lanka in the final in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The title completed a double for India, after India Women beat Uganda 35-15 in the women’s final earlier in the evening.

Aditya Shinde top-scored for India with a Super 10, scoring 10 raid points from 14 raids, including four bonus points. Bharat Hooda added eight raid points, all in the second half. He was not tackled once in seven raids.

Pankaj Mohite chipped in with six points, and vice-captain Naveen Kumar added five. Yogesh Dahiya led the defence with a High 5, making five successful tackles from five attempts, all in the first half.

Shubham Shinde, captain Surjeet Singh, Pravesh Malik and Deepak Sankar added two tackle points each. India scored 30 raid points and 14 tackle points, inflicted four All-Outs and did not concede one.