Kenya and Sri Lanka won both men’s and women’s matches on the opening day of the Commonwealth Kabaddi ChampionshipScroll down to read the full story.
Published: October 23, 2026, 11:32 PM IST
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Commonwealth Kabaddi: Kenya, Sri Lanka win both matches (Image – X)
The Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship began with six matches at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex on FridayKenya and Sri Lanka won both their men’s and women’s matchesUganda and Scotland also won their matches by big margins.
In the men’s matches, Kenya beat Singapore 48-28Kenya captain James Kamweti scored 19 raid pointsStephen Adongo scored seven points, while Samuel Wafula got eight points, including four tackle points.
Kenya scored 32 raid points, while Singapore scored 20Kenya also got 12 tackle points, while Singapore got sixKenya scored four All-Outs and did not let Singapore score anyMuhammad Aidil Mutalib was Singapore’s top scorer with nine raid points.
Sri Lanka beat Tanzania 48-21 in another men’s matchMilinda Chathuranga scored 11 points, while Viduranga scored 10Sri Lanka got 25 raid points, while Tanzania got only nineSri Lanka also scored six All-OutsSanthushta added five tackle points.
Tanzania tried to stop Sri Lanka with their tacklesHafidhi Ali, captain Masudi Omary and Ibrahim Mashaka scored four tackle points eachJuma Sultania added seven raid pointsHowever, Tanzania could not score from 17 raids.
Scotland beat Australia 59-30Brar was Scotland’s top scorer with 25 pointsHe scored 23 raid points in 23 raids and did not lose any raidCaptain Ryan Mcgallagly scored 12 points, while Remy Friel got five.
Scotland scored 40 raid points and eight tackle pointsAustralia scored 25 raid points and one tackle pointScotland scored eight All-Outs, while Australia scored twoJasmeet Grewal was Australia’s top scorer with eight raid pointsDivjot Singh and Kuldeep Singh scored four points each.
In the women’s matches, Uganda beat Singapore 61-12Uganda scored 33 raid points and 16 tackle pointsThey also scored 10 All-Outs and did not let Singapore score anyNakayongo Shirat, Ademun Lucy and captain Nalubega Olivia scored eight points eachNayiga Mawanda scored seven points.
Singapore captain Anandarajan Sindini scored six pointsSingapore scored 10 raid points and two tackle pointsArthi Selvan added four raid points.
Kenya’s women beat Bangladesh 34-25 in a close matchLavenda Odhiambo was Kenya’s best player, scoring 25 points from 23 raidsShe scored 25 of Kenya’s 26 raid pointsFor Bangladesh, Sraboni Mollick and Anzuara Ratry scored seven points eachBrishti Biswas added five points.
Kenya scored four All-Outs, while Bangladesh scored twoKenya also got two tackle points, while Bangladesh got oneThis helped Kenya win the match.
Sri Lanka’s women ended the day with a 53-10 win over ScotlandSri Lanka scored 22 raid points and 20 tackle pointsThey also scored 10 All-Outs and did not let Scotland score anyCaptain Hansamali scored six tackle points, while Madushani got five points.
Scotland could not score any tackle pointsRowen Strachan scored five raid points for Scotland.
On the first day, Kenya and Sri Lanka won both their men’s and women’s matchesUganda and Scotland also started the championship with wins.
