Pakistan wins Asia Cup Kabaddi title

Published November 6, 2012
Pakistani kabbadi fans cheer during the India versus Pakistan Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
Pakistani kabbadi fans cheer during the India versus Pakistan Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
Pakistani kabbadi team captain Musharraf Javed (Left) receives the trophy from Indian Punjab state Deputy Chief Cinister Sukhbir Singh Badal after the final of the Kabaddi Asia Cup in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
Pakistani kabbadi team captain Musharraf Javed (Left) receives the trophy from Indian Punjab state Deputy Chief Cinister Sukhbir Singh Badal after the final of the Kabaddi Asia Cup in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
A Pakistani kabbadi player reacts during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match against India in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
A Pakistani kabbadi player reacts during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match against India in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
Pakistani kabbadi players celebrate their victory over India during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore.
Pakistani kabbadi players celebrate their victory over India during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (Right) is tackled by his Indian opponent during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (Right) is tackled by his Indian opponent during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (2nd Left) attempts to tag his Indian opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (2nd Left) attempts to tag his Indian opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (Centre) is tackled by his Indian opponent during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (Centre) is tackled by his Indian opponent during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (2nd Left) attempts to tag his Indian opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
A Pakistani kabbadi player (2nd Left) attempts to tag his Indian opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
An Indian kabbadi player (Right) attemps to tag Pakistani opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.
An Indian kabbadi player (Right) attemps to tag Pakistani opponents during the Kabaddi Asia Cup final match in Lahore late on November 5, 2012.

Pakistan won the 2nd Asia Cup Kabbadi title in an unfinished thrilling final by 40-31 as the Indian team forfeited the tie on a technical objection raised by the hosts on Monday under lights before a full house of nearly thirty thousand spectators. The traditional team sport, in which players try to tag opponents while holding their breath, is hugely popular in the Punjab provinces of both countries and is putting down roots among expatriates in other Asian countries. – Photos by AFP

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