Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 25 -- Defending champions India marched into the men's and women's kabaddi finals at the Asian Games here on Friday with commanding victories, keeping alive their bid for a double gold.

The Indian men produced a clinical 66-28 victory over Thailand, while the women defeated Nepal 48-24 to seal their places in the gold-medal matches.

The men dominated from the start and went into the break with a 37-18 lead. Thailand managed to inflict an all-out during a brief period of resistance, but India quickly regained control and struck back with two all-outs of their own.

India continued to pull away after the interval, producing another relentless attacking display and eventually completing a 38-point victory. The defending c...