The first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship comes to a close in Ahmedabad on October 31, with both gold medal matches on the card. India are in both of them, taking on Uganda in the women's final and Sri Lanka in the men's. The competition's first champions will be crowned tonight.

The Day That Was

India reached the men's final in style on October 30, beating Bangladesh 56-27 in the first semi-final. Sri Lanka came through a far tighter second semi-final, edging Kenya 28-24 to set up a meeting with India.

In the women's semi-finals, Uganda beat Kenya 23-21 in a two-point thriller, and India beat Sri Lanka 39-14 to reach the final comfortably.

That leaves India in both gold medal matches. Their men beat Sri Lanka 45-24 in the group stage, and neither India side has lost a match all tournament.

Today's Matches: Men's competition

Time (IST)
Match
Fixture
Result
9:00 PM
Final
India vs Sri Lanka

Women's competition

Time (IST)
Match
Fixture
Result
7:30 PM
Final
India vs Uganda
35-15

Points Table and Qualification Watch

The group tables below are final. India topped men's Group A with twelve points from six wins, with Sri Lanka second on ten. Kenya won men's Group B ahead of Bangladesh. In the women's competition, India won Group A with Uganda second, and Kenya topped Group B ahead of Sri Lanka.

Both finals are one-off matches with gold on the line. India's men have won all seven of their matches, including that 45-24 win over Sri Lanka in the group stage, while Sri Lanka have lost only once. India's women have won every match they have played and beat Uganda in the group stage on their way to top spot in Group A.

Men's Group A standings

Team
P
W
L
SD
Pts
India
6
6
0
124
12
Sri Lanka
6
5
1
97
10
Uganda
6
4
2
75
8
Malaysia
6
3
3
56
6
Tanzania
6
2
4
-21
4
England
6
1
5
-58
2
Nigeria
6
0
6
-273
0

Men's Group B standings

Team
P
W
L
SD
Pts
Kenya
5
5
0
164
10
Bangladesh
5
4
1
158
8
Canada
5
3
2
17
6
Singapore
5
2
3
-10
4
Scotland
5
1
4
-140
2
Australia
5
0
5
-189
0

Women's Group A standings

Team
P
W
L
SD
Pts
India
4
4
0
127
8
Uganda
4
3
1
81
6
Malaysia
4
2
2
28
4
Nigeria
4
1
3
-103
2
Singapore
4
0
4
-133
0

Women's Group B standings

Team
P
W
L
SD
Pts
Kenya
4
4
0
133
8
Sri Lanka
4
3
1
100
6
Bangladesh
4
2
2
106
4
Scotland
4
1
3
-131
2
England
4
0
4
-208
0

Players to Watch

Neeraj Narwal - India Men
He has 45 raid points and is India's leading raider going into the final against Sri Lanka.

Naveen Kumar - India Men
He has 38 raid points and gives India a second strong raider in the final.

Deepak S - India Men
He has 12 tackle points and shares top spot in the India defence.

Nitesh Kumar - India Men
He also has 12 tackle points and partners Deepak S in the India defence.

Sabihan - Sri Lanka Men
He has 46 raid points, more than any other Sri Lanka raider, and leads their attack in the final.

Santhushta - Sri Lanka Men
He has 16 tackle points and anchors the Sri Lanka defence against India.

Anu Sen - India Women
She has 31 raid points and is India's main raider in the final against Uganda.

Ritu Mitharwal - India Women
The India vice-captain has 13 tackle points and holds the corner in the final.

Sakshi - India Women
She has 8 raid points and 4 tackle points in the semi-final match and will be key to India’s balance.

Shirat Nakayongo - Uganda Women
She has 36 raid points and carries Uganda's attack in the final against India.

Nalubega Olivia - Uganda Women
She has 14 tackle points and leads the Uganda defence.

Can India complete the double and take both titles in the first edition, or will Sri Lanka and Uganda have something to say about it? With the first Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship on the line, October 31 brings the tournament to a close in Ahmedabad.

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