Women’s Kabaddi team receives bronze medal

Dhaka, March 8-Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team received bronze medal after the prize distribution ceremony of the 6th edition of Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship was held at the Iranian town of Pardis Saturday.

Apart from medal, the Bangladesh kabaddi team also received
trophy of the championship.

Bangladesh Kabadi Federation general secretary SM Newaz Shohag
was present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, India emerged unbeaten champions in the tournament
beating host Iran by 33-25 points in the final held today.

Earlier, on Friday, Bangladesh secured bronze medal to reach
semifinal of the championship beating Thailand by 42-27 points
in their last group match but they were eliminated from the
final race after a 41–18 point defeat to host Iran in the
second semifinal match held on the same day.

In the group phase matches, Bangladesh made losing start when
they were beaten by defending champions India by 64-23 points
in their opening Pool A encounter but they bounced back to
register a massive 52-12 points victory over Malaysia in the
second match.  

The championship will serve as a platform ahead of the Women's
Kabaddi World Cup, set to take place in Bihar later this year.
This will serve as a preparatory ground for the participating
teams to fine-tune their skills.BSS