Twitter Divided as Indian Women Go Down to Iran in Kabaddi Final

The Indian team failed to win a gold in women’s kabaddi for the first time since the game was inducted in 2010.

India lost 24-27 to Iran in the thrilling final as India settled for a gold.

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The Indian women's kabaddi team settled for silver after a narrow loss to Iran in the final at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. India lost 24-27 in a nail-biting encounter as Iran celebrated their first-ever gold medal in the Asian Games.

The Indian team failed to win a gold medal in women’s kabaddi for the first time since the game was inducted at the Asian Games in 2010.

The Indian men’s team also suffered a shock defeat to Iran in the semi-final at Asiad 2018.

Here’s a look at how Twitterati reacted to Indian women’s kabaddi team’s loss in the final.

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While most people on Twitter were talking about the rise of Iran as the new Kabaddi powerhouse, many believed that bad umpiring had greater role to play than Iranian team’s proficiency for India’s final loss.