Indian women dominate again: Kabaddi World Cup crown retained, PM Modi applauds victory
India’s women kabaddi team made the nation proud again in Dhaka as they successfully defended their world mug title, winning their alternate successive kabaddi world mug palm.
The India women Kabaddi team entered a congratulatory communication from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who noted that their inspiring performance will motivate unborn generations of players to take up the sport.
India was a class piecemeal at this time’s event. The team stormed through the group stages undefeated to secure their place in thesemi-finals where they took on Iran. Continuing their dominant form in the knockout stages, the women produced a strong performance formerly again to down Iran 33 – 21 and qualify for the finals.
Hosts Chinese Taipei also had a spotless group stage run and set up the title match after edging out Bangladesh 25–18 in the semis. But, on Monday, November 24, China proved that they were in the tournament to win it, maintaining their composure against the Asian giants to down Chinese Taipei 35–28 and lift the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 trophy for the second consecutive time.
In a tweet following their historic victory, PM Modi wishes the players and lauded their performance, writing on X, “Congratulations to our women’s Kabaddi champions for making the nation proud by winning the Kabaddi World Cup 2025! They have showcased exceptional grit, skills and dedication. Their victory will inspire millions of young girls and boys to take up Kabaddi, dream bigger and aim higher.”
Ajay Thakur, former India captain and Head Coach of the Puneri Paltan in the Pro Kabaddi League also rejoiced in their success. The coach took to X to congratulate the team on their historic victory and he also observed that women’s kabaddi has made great strides in recent years and noted that India Kabaddi victory showing in the tournament reflects the pace at which the sport has grown and the rising popularity it is witnessing around the world. Hosting the tournament in Bangladesh, Thakur further shared his hope that the country’s performance inspires more teams and they maintain the momentum in years to come.
