Overwhelmed by the gold medal win of the women's kabaddi team at the 17th Asian Games, Rajasthan's national kabaddi coach Raj Narayan Sharma said here on Friday that he is very happy with the victory of the players, as many of them were from his academy.
"I am very happy with the victory of our players. They have made us proud. Many of them were from my academy. My family is also very happy," said the proud coach.
After bagging gold in women's kabaddi match on Day 14 of the games, India moved to seventh position in 17th Asian Games
Indian women's kabaddi team beat Iran by 31-21 in the final to clinch the gold medal.
Before this, India had won the gold in Guangzhou, four years ago - the first time women's kabaddi was introduced in the Asian Games.
Earlier on Thursday, the Indian men's hockey team and women's 4x400m relay team also bagged the yellow medal making the nation proud.