Palnadu Men, Srikakulam Women Win AP State Senior Kabaddi Titles in Vijayawada

Palnadu won the men's title and Srikakulam the women's title at the 73rd Andhra Pradesh State Senior Inter-District Kabaddi Championship, held as the Vijayawada Utsav Cup during the Dasara festivities. The matches were played at MBP Stadium in Ajit Singh Nagar from October 17 to 19.

The Society for Vibrant Vijayawada hosted the event. Twenty-five district teams took part in each of the men's and women's sections, playing a league stage in eight pools followed by knockouts.

Results

Men's final: Palnadu beat Visakhapatnam 35-29
Women's final: Srikakulam beat NTR district 28-9
Men's semi-finals: Palnadu beat Markapuram 25-10; Visakhapatnam beat Bapatla 42-41
Women's semi-finals: Srikakulam beat Chittoor 23-22; NTR beat Bapatla 45-26

Bapatla and Markapuram shared third place among the men, and Bapatla and Chittoor among the women. Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni) presented the trophy to the Palnadu men's team.

Palnadu Men, Srikakulam Women Win AP State Senior Kabaddi Titles in Vijayawada

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