NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Kenya’s men’s and women’s kabaddi teams have missed out on the finals of the inaugural 2026 Commonwealth Games in India after losing their respective semifinal matches.

The men’s team suffered a narrow 28-24 defeat to Sri Lanka, falling four points short of securing a place in the final.

Sri Lanka will face hosts India in today’s (Saturday) final after the latter thrashed Bangladesh 56-27 in the other semifinal.

Kenya’s women’s team also bowed out after suffering a narrow 23-21 defeat to regional rivals Uganda.

Uganda will take on India in the women’s final after the hosts cruised to a 39-14 victory over Sri Lanka.

Both Kenyan teams had topped their respective pools.