The Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025 will kick off on March 4 in Tehran, Iran.
This is the sixth edition of the Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship which is being held for the first time since 2017.
A total of seven teams, including defending champions India, Malaysia, Iraq, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, and hosts Iran, will be bidding for the prestigious continental title.
Chinese Taipei, impressed with their performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 , defeating Iran and tying a match with India, will not be a part of the tournament.
Defending champions India are the favourites to win the tournament. The Asian Games 2022 gold medallist won the title on four of six occasions, including the last edition in 2017.
India have released their squad for the Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025. Raider Sonali Shingate, who recently led Indian Railways in a title-winning campaign at the Senior National Women’s Kabaddi Championship, will lead the Indianside, and all-rounder Pushpa Rana will be her deputy.
The 12-member team has a mix of seven raiders, four specialist defenders, and an all-rounder. The big names include Pooja Kajila, Pooja Narwal, Jyoti Thakur, Sakshi Sharma, and Nidhi Sharma, among others.
The championship will serve as a prelude to the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup, set to take place in Bihar later this year. This will provide an opportunity for the players to build momentum ahead of the world cup.
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Indian Squad for Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025
Raiders: Sonali Shingate (Captain), Pooja Kajila, Pooja Narwal, Nidhi Sharma, Amrapali Galande, Neha Daksh, and Sanju Devi. Defenders: Jyoti Thakur (Right Corner), Sakshi Sharma, Bhavna Devi, Ritu All-rounder: Pushpa Rana (Vice-captain).
Bangladesh Squad for Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship 2025
The Bangladesh team consists of 12 players and two officials. Sumibol Chandra Das will accompany the team as manager and coach, Shahnaj Parvin Maleka as coach, and Sraboni Mollick as the captain.
The players in the Bangladesh squad include: Sraboni Mollick,BristiBiwas, Rupali Senior, Smriti Akter, Rekha Akthari, Mabi Chakma, Rupali Akter Junior, Lucky Akter, Anjuara Ratri, Tahrim, Sucharita Chakma, and Khadiza Khatun.
