| Kabaddi at the 1998 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Srinakharinwirot University |
| Dates | 13–16 December 1998 |
| Nations | 7 |
Kabaddi was contested by six teams at the 1998 Asian Games in Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand from December 13 to December 16.
India won the gold medal in a round robin competition by winning all six matches. Pakistan finished second and won the silver medal while Bangladesh finished in bronze medal position.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  India C. Honappa Sanjeev Kumar Virender Kumar Muruga Nantham Biswajit Palit B. C. Ramesh Rambir Singh Sangwan Kiranpal Singh Ram Mehar Singh Shamsher Singh |  Pakistan Zubair Ahmed Muhammad Akram Muhammad Ghulam Badshah Gul Mehmood Hussain Iqbal Javid Abdul Majeed Muhammad Mansha F. Muhammad Muhammad Sarwar |  Bangladesh |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 119 | +176 | 12 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 80 | +139 | 9 |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 97 | +72 | 8 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 207 | −66 | 7 |
| 5 |  Japan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 166 | −30 | 4 |
| 6 |  Thailand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 258 | −160 | 2 |
| 7 |  Nepal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 73 | 204 | −131 | 0 |
| 13 December | India | 17–9 | Pakistan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (10–6) | ||||
| 13 December | Nepal | 6–17 | Sri Lanka | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (4–12) | ||||
| 13 December | Japan | 8–25 | Bangladesh | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (1–3) | ||||
| 13 December | Thailand | 28–41 | Sri Lanka | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (8–18) | ||||
| 13 December | India | 36–10 | Bangladesh | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (14–5) | ||||
| 13 December | Nepal | 13–52 | Japan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (4–26) | ||||
| 14 December | Pakistan | 16–16 | Bangladesh | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (2–10) | ||||
| 14 December | Thailand | 14–28 | Japan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (12–7) | ||||
| 14 December | India | 57–40 | Nepal | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (37–21) | ||||
| 14 December | Sri Lanka | 31–16 | Japan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (3–1) | ||||
| 14 December | Pakistan | 58–14 | Nepal | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (24–3) | ||||
| 14 December | Thailand | 22–50 | India | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (7–31) | ||||
| 15 December | Bangladesh | 10–0 | Nepal | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (Walkover) | ||||
| 15 December | Sri Lanka | 13–76 | India | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (8–36) | ||||
| 15 December | Pakistan | 55–11 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (26–6) | ||||
| 15 December | Japan | 25–59 | India | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (8–34) | ||||
| 15 December | Bangladesh | 84–13 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (44–6) | ||||
| 15 December | Sri Lanka | 15–57 | Pakistan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (6–24) | ||||
| 16 December | Nepal | 0–10 | Thailand | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (Walkover) | ||||
| 16 December | Japan | 7–24 | Pakistan | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (6–7) | ||||
| 16 December | Bangladesh | 24–24 | Sri Lanka | Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok |
| (5–8) | ||||
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 | Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 | Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Nepal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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