Asian Games 2026: India kabaddi squads, schedule and broadcast details
India’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams will contest the Asian Games 2026 kabaddi competition at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, with the event scheduled from September 21 to 26 as part of the Games running from September 20 to October 4.
The Asian Games 2026 will be held in Japan for the third time and India’s men’s kabaddi team enter the 20th edition having won 7 consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games, the most in the tournament’s history. The men’s side will be led by head coach Balwan Singh with BC Ramesh as his deputy, and are described in the source as expected to play a stealthy, raid-heavy, attacking-oriented style. The Indian men’s squad is presented as a 12-member unit with noted depth.
India’s men’s roster is organised into raiders, defenders and all-rounders. Raiders: Ashu Malik, Ayan Lohchab, Devank Dalal, Arjun Deshwal. Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Jaideep Dahiya, Rahul Sethpal, Gaurav Khatri, Sumit Sangwan, Ankit Jaglan. All-rounders: Pawan Sehrawat, Aslam Inamdar.
The Indian women’s squad listed in the source comprises Ritu Negi, Pushpa Rana, Sonali Shingate, Sanju Devi, Pooja Kajla, Ritu Sheoran, Jyoti Thakur, Pinki Roy, Manisha Kumari, Bhavna Thakur, Rajrani, Nikita Kumari.
Broadcast arrangements for the kabaddi event in India are confirmed as live streaming on the SonyLIV app and website, with television coverage on the Sony Sports Network channels.
Session timings provided in the source include: Morning Session – 9:45 AM IST Morning Session – 7:15 AM IST Morning Session – 9:45 AM IST Morning Session – 9:45 AM IST Afternoon Session – 04:15 PM IST Morning Session – 8:30 AM IST Afternoon Session – 04:15 PM IST.
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The Asian Games 2026 will run from September 20 to October 4 in Japan, and India will enter the 20th edition with a firm resolve to add another achievement during the kabaddi competition scheduled for September 21 to 26 at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium.