Dharamshala, Sept. 28 -- As the Indian women's kabaddi team clinched a gold medal at the Asian Games 2026, captain Pushpa Rana described the team's journey as challenging, saying their year-long training, intensive camps, dedicated coaches and strong support finally paid off in their achievement.

Indian women's kabaddi team defeated Iran 37-34 in a closely fought final on Saturday, successfully defending the title they won at the Hangzhou edition.

"It has been a very challenging journey. We have worked hard for this achievement for a long time, and today that hard work has finally paid off. We have been training throughout the year, with intensive camps for the last two to three months. Our coaches have worked extremely hard with us, bo...