India win Kabaddi WC

LUDHIANA (Agencies) - Hosts India defeated Canada 59-25 in the final to lift the World Cup in men's kabaddi at Guru Nanak stadium on Sunday. Indians maintained their dominance right from the start and were leading 28-13 by half-time over Canadians, who had lost a few players earlier to doping. Canadians, who had defeated Pakistan in the semi-finals in the tournament earlier, struggled to maintain momentum in the second half as Indian raiders took points at will. The tournament had been marred by doping controversy which had continued unabated in the Punjab Government-organised Cup, with players from United States, Canada, India and other nations falling in the dope trap. National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) had even demanded adequate security for its officials conducting dope tests to avoid any untoward incident.

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