India Wins Both Kabaddi Gold Medals at Asian Games 2026

The correct answer is kabaddi. On this day India stood first in both kabaddi events at the Asian Games: the men's team retained the gold medal it already held and the women's team won gold after a thrilling final, so the sport delivered two golds in a single day. Option A, hockey, is wrong because no hockey gold was announced among these results. Option C, squash, and option D, table tennis, are wrong because India's medals in those two sports on the same day were bronze, in the squash mixed team event and in mixed doubles table tennis, and not gold. Aspirants should link the sport with the colour of the medal and with the fact that both the men's and the women's teams stood on the top step.

The correct answer is that the team retained the gold it already held. The result was announced as the men's team retaining the Asian Games gold, and the Prime Minister greeted the players as champions once again, which tells us that India was the defending champion in the men's event and kept the title in this edition. Option A is wrong because a retained medal cannot be a first win. Option C is wrong because there was no upgrade from a silver; the team won the final. Option D is wrong because no sharing of the gold medal was reported. This distinction between winning a title and defending it is exactly the kind of detail question setters test, so note the word retained.

The correct answer is after a thrilling final. The women's kabaddi team took its gold in a final that was described as thrilling, and the Prime Minister praised the side for remarkable courage, composure and teamwork, adding that India is proud of its kabaddi champions. Option B is wrong because no walkover was reported in the women's event. Option C is wrong because the gold was decided in a final and not by a points table. Option D is wrong because the final was completed and produced a winner. Along with the men's team keeping its title, this gave India both kabaddi golds on 26 September 2026, a pairing worth memorising for the sports section of competitive papers. For revision, pair the word retained with the men’s event and the word thrilling with the women’s final, because a paper may reverse the two descriptions.