Iran's women's kabaddi team trained in India ahead of Asian Games — a remarkable story given the war
- Iran's women's kabaddi team trained at SAI Sonipat for six days — playing practice matches against India's team.
- The camp drew global attention — India and Iran are on opposite sides of an ongoing war in West Asia.
- Over 80% of Iran's squad is new since the last Asian Games — they are rebuilding a young team for Aichi-Nagoya in September.
- Iran women won kabaddi gold at the 2018 Asian Games — they face India and Japan in a tough group next month.
Source: theprint.in
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