Thailand Thrashed Malaysia Sixty Five to Twenty Three for a Second Straight Asian Games Kabaddi Win
The Thai men followed their opening win over Nepal with a forty-two-point victory over Malaysia, although Thailand's women lost narrowly to Nepal on the same morning.
Thailand's men made it two wins from two in the Asian Games kabaddi tournament on 22 September 2026, beating Malaysia 65-23 at the Tokai Citizens Gymnasium in Aichi.
The result followed Thailand's 59-48 win over Nepal on the opening day of the competition and strengthened their position in Group B.
It was a less successful morning for Thailand's women, who lost 46-43 to Nepal in a close contest. Elsewhere on day two of the men's tournament, India beat South Korea 63-31, Pakistan beat Nepal 58-43, Iran beat Nepal 76-23 and Japan edged Bangladesh 40-37. In the women's event, Iran beat Bangladesh 54-19 and Chinese Taipei beat Sri Lanka 63-17.
Ten nations are competing in the men's tournament and eight in the women's. Malaysia have entered only the men's event, while Thailand are competing in both. The competition runs from 21 to 26 September.
The preliminary rounds run until 24 September. Thailand's men were scheduled to play Pakistan on 23 September, while Malaysia were due to face Iran on the same day. The semi-finals will be held on 25 September, with both finals on 26 September.