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The 2016 South Asian Games, held from February 5 to February 16 in Guwahati and Shillong, India, saw the active participation of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. These nations engaged in a wide array of sporting events during the competition. [1]
Kabaddi, which originated in South Asia, is a dynamic game played between two teams on opposite halves of a field. It is also known by various names in different countries such as hu-tu-tu, ha-do-do, chedu-gedu, gudu, and theecub, which involves individual players cross the opponent’s half turn by turn while repeatedly chanting “kabaddi-kabaddi” and scores the points by touching opponents before returning to their territory without getting caught or taking a breath. [2]
Kabaddi at the 2016 South Asian Games were held in Guwahati, India from 10 to 15 February 2016. [3]
The Indian Women’s Kabaddi team, led by star player Abhilasha Mhatre, helped the team win the gold medal with a comprehensive victory, scoring 32-12 against Bangladesh. [4]
The Indian men’s kabaddi team displays a remarkable skill and secured a place in the final by defeating Bangladesh with a score of 29-9 whereas Pakistan, with an impressive comeback against Sri Lanka securing a place in Final with the score of 22-11. [5]
The men’s team also clinched gold by defeating archrival Pakistan in the tense gold match. [6] Captain Anup Kumar led the team to victory by a narrow margin of two points. The final score of the match was 9-7.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's team |  India (IND) |  Pakistan (PAK) |  Bangladesh (BAN) |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | |||
| Women's team | India (IND) | Bangladesh (BAN) | Sri Lanka (SRI) |
 Nepal (NEP) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Bangladesh (BAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
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