Mumbai, Sept. 26 -- Maharashtra State Kabaddi Association Executive President Gajanan Kirtikar on Saturday congratulated Mumbai's Sonali Shingte and the Indian women's kabaddi team on their Asian Games gold medal, praising Shingte's exceptional performance and the team's contribution to Maharashtra and India's success.

India clinched their third gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 after the 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.

"Kabaddi is played across many Asian countries, and there is a high level of proficiency in the sport throughout the region; however, we consider India to be the place where Kabaddi originated. Sonali Shing...