Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026
The inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship is being played at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura, Ahmedabad, from 23 October 2026, with a men's and a women's competition. Teams from India, England, Scotland, Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Nigeria and Tanzania are taking part.
India's women have beaten Malaysia 73-13 and Uganda 41-18, and the men have beaten England 46-26 and Malaysia 37-23. SportzCraazy reports every day of the championship, with the results, the top raiders and defenders, and photos from the venue.
Results so far
- Day 1 · Men: India 46-26 England
- Day 1 · Men: Kenya 48-28 Singapore
- Day 1 · Men: Sri Lanka 48-21 Tanzania
- Day 1 · Men: Scotland 59-30 Australia
- Day 1 · Women: India 73-13 Malaysia
- Day 1 · Women: Uganda 61-12 Singapore
- Day 1 · Women: Kenya 34-25 Bangladesh
- Day 1 · Women: Sri Lanka 53-10 Scotland
- Day 2 · Men: Bangladesh 67-28 Canada
- Day 2 · Men: Sri Lanka 50-28 Malaysia
- Day 2 · Men: Singapore 50-28 Scotland
- Day 2 · Women: Kenya 23-20 Sri Lanka
- Day 2 · Women: Scotland 53-36 England
- Day 2 · Women: Malaysia 63-8 Nigeria
- Day 3 · Men: India 37-23 Malaysia
- Day 3 · Men: Canada 74-28 Australia
- Day 3 · Men: Sri Lanka 36-34 Uganda
- Day 3 · Men: England 68-18 Nigeria
- Day 3 · Women: India 41-18 Uganda
- Day 3 · Women: Nigeria 43-20 Singapore
- Day 3 · Women: Sri Lanka 65-16 England
- Day 3 · Women: Bangladesh 75-15 Scotland
- Day 4 · Men: Singapore 59-32 Australia
- Day 4 · Men: Malaysia 43-26 Tanzania
- Day 4 · Men: Uganda 47-22 England
- Day 4 · Women: Uganda 35-23 Malaysia
- Day 4 · Women: Sri Lanka 31-20 Bangladesh
- Day 4 · Women: Kenya 82-6 England
Latest stories
Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship day 4: Kenya hit England for 82 as Kenya and Sri Lanka women reach semi-finals
Joy Vanessa Onyango scored 27 raid points in Kenya's 82-6 rout of England, Sri Lanka's women also qualified, and Singapore, Malaysia and Uganda won in the men's event.
Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship: India women beat Uganda 41-18, Neeraj Narwal stars as men down Malaysia 37-23
Captain Nidhi Sharma led India's women past Uganda and Neeraj Narwal's 13 points carried the men to victory over Malaysia as both sides stayed unbeaten in Ahmedabad.
Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship day 3: Sri Lanka edge Uganda 36-34 as Bangladesh women hit Scotland for 75
Milinda Chathuranga's 11 points saw Sri Lanka's men past Uganda in a thriller, Sri Lanka's women thrashed England 65-16 and Brishti Biswas scored 23 in Bangladesh's 75-15 rout of Scotland.
Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship day 2: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore dominate as Kirsty Martin scores 25
Bangladesh thrashed Canada 67-28 and Sri Lanka made it two from two in the men's event, while Kenya's women edged Sri Lanka 23-20 and Scotland's Kirsty Martin scored 25 points against England.
India's men and women open Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship with big wins over England and Malaysia
India's women thrashed Malaysia 73-13 and the men beat England 46-26 in Ahmedabad, with Sakshi, Naveen Kumar and Neeraj Narwal leading the way.
Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship: Kenya, Sri Lanka win double on opening day as Brar and Odhiambo score 25 each
Kenya and Sri Lanka won both their men's and women's matches in Ahmedabad, Uganda's women thrashed Singapore 61-12 and Scotland's men routed Australia 59-30.