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India's women's kabaddi team clinched the inaugural Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship title with a commanding 35-15 victory over Uganda in Ahmedabad. The team completed an unbeaten campaign, winning all six matches to secure the gold medal. Sakshi led the scoring for India with nine raid points from 10 raids, including two bonus points. Captain Nidhi Sharma contributed five raid points, including three bonus points, while Ritu and Suman anchored the defense with four tackle points each. India scored 20 raid points and 10 tackle points, also inflicting two All-Outs. Nakayongo Shirat carried Uganda's attack, making 24 of their 35 raids and scoring 11 of their 15 points, including three bonus points. Uganda's other raiders managed just three points between them, with semi-final star Nalwoga Nahia restricted to one point. Zalwango Jemima's second-half tackle was the only time Uganda managed to stop an Indian raider throughout the match.
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