Haryana, UP sail into semis in national kabaddi

Patna, Jan 23: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh entered the semifinals of the senior men’s Kabaddi Championship played at the Patliputra Sports Complex here today.

Haryana trounced nine-time champion Railways in a keenly contested match to make it to the semis while UP beat Karnataka 18-14 in another quarters.

Haryana and Railway were locked at 16-16 when the match ended in the scheduled time. In five raids later, Haryana outsmarted Railways 7-4 with two bonus points.

In the women’s category, Maharashtra beat Delhi by 18-13 while Haryana eves got the better of Punjab 22-18 to enter the semis.

The semi-finals and finals for both the men’s and women’s section would be played tomorrow. (PTI)