Asian Games: Indian eves settle for silver in Kabaddi

<p>Jakarta [Indonesia], August 24 (ANI): Indian women\'s Kabaddi team settled for a silver medal in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games as they went down 24-27 against the Iranian side in the summit clash here on Friday.</p><p>After a strong start to the match, the defending champions could not hold on to their initial three-point lead and conceded the first-half 19-22 to their Iranian counterparts.</p><p>The spectacular show of Iran continued in the second-half as well as they steadily headed towards the victory with a 25-21 lead over the Indians.</p><p>In the last few minutes, a brilliant attempt by the Indian raider Sakshi Kumari helped the team to accumulate three crucial points but it was already too late for the Indian side.</p><p>Yesterday, the Indian men\'s Kabaddi team had slumped to an unprecedented semi-final defeat against Iran, ending their 28-year-long reign in the Asian Games.</p><p>India\'s total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 24 with six gold, five silver and 13 bronze. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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