India and Iran have been locked at 29-29 when controversy struck the lads’s kabaddi remaining on the nineteenth Asian Video games. Picture: Screenshot/SonyLiv
The lads’s kabaddi remaining between India and Iran was suspended on Saturday on the nineteenth Asian Video games in Hangzhou in controversial and dramatic circumstances. With a minute to go, India’s intention for a gold medal was halted amid uncertainty over a rule interpretation.
Right here is how issues unfolded on the Xiaoshan Guali Sports activities Centre:
1. With simply over a minute to go, at 29-29 within the gold medal match, Pawan Sehrawat went in for a for a do-or-die raid
2. Throughout his raid, Pawan went outdoors the foyer, with out making contact with any Iranian defenders
3. In an try at pushing him out, Iran’s Amirhossein Bastami and three different Iranian defenders rushed in direction of him
4. That is the place the confusion started. It was unclear whether or not Pawan had been efficiently tackled or not
5. Initially, Iran have been awarded a solitary level for his or her profitable defence
6. Indian contingent, officers and gamers, started arguing with the referees over the factors awarded
7. After additional evaluate, the officers determined to award 4 factors to India. The argument being Pawan touched 4 Iranian defenders earlier than going out into the foyer
8. This choice led to a protest by the Iranian group
9. The ultimate choice seems to be contentious primarily based on whether or not the previous guidelines or new guidelines are utilized on this case. As per the previous rule, India are slated to get 4 (or 5) factors whereas the brand new rule would give each groups a degree every as Bastami had gone out into the foyer as effectively
10. After a prolonged delay that lasted over an hour, India have been awarded three factors underneath the brand new Worldwide Kabaddi Federation (IKF) rule and Iran obtained one to take a 31-29 lead with underneath a minute to go
11. Within the remaining minute of play, India collected two extra factors with profitable defence and raid to win the gold medal.