Mumbai, Sept. 30 -- Indian kabaddi players Sonali Shingate and Aslam Inamdar expressed happiness after meeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis following the team's gold medal-winning performance at the Asian Games 2026.

Sonali Shingate, who was part of India's women's kabaddi team that successfully defended its gold medal at the continental event, said the achievement fulfilled a long-cherished dream after years of setbacks.

"I competed in 2018 and won a silver medal at the Asian Games. I had hoped to compete again in 2023; I was even selected for the team, and my dream was to win gold for the country. However, I suffered an injury at the last moment in 2023 and had to drop out of the squad," Shingate told ANI.

" But when ...