New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- India's men's and women's kabaddi teams begin their campaign at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 21 as reigning champions and will seek to defend their titles won at Hangzhou 2022.

The competition will be held at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium from September 21 to 26, with ten men's teams and eight women's teams in the fray across a round-robin group stage, semi-finals and gold medal matches, according to a release.

The groups

India's men are in Group A alongside hosts Japan, Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei and Bangladesh. Group B features Iran, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan and Malaysia, keeping India and Iran, the sport's two biggest powers, apart through the group phase.

India's women are in Grou...