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Kho kho has been played since at least the fourth century BC. [10] [better source needed] Certain aspects of kho kho's gameplay may have been mentioned in the Mahabharata. In pre-modern times, it is believed that a version of kho kho known as Rathera was played on chariots (ratha meaning "chariot" in Sanskrit). The game was also known in ...
Kho kho is a popular traditional Indian game that is a variation of tag. [1] Within India, it is played between states in the National Games of India and between franchise teams in the Ultimate Kho Kho league, which has the backing of the Kho Kho Federation of India. [2] [3] At the international level, India plays kho kho in the South Asian ...
The Kho Kho World Cup is an international kho kho tournament. [1] It is sanctioned by the International Kho Kho Federation. [2] The first Kho Kho World Cup took place in New Delhi, India from 13 to 19 January 2025. [3] It witnessed the participation of 23 countries from six continents, featuring 20 men’s and 19 women’s teams. [4]
The central lane is the area between both poles which contains the sitting blocks that the attackers sit in. . It is against the rules for an attacker to tag a defender while in the central lane, with the exception of an attacker who has received a kho and not yet left their sitting block.
The Asian Kho Kho Championship is an international kho-kho tournament for Asian countries. Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh. Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh.
A defender (orange) in the free zone, near a sitting chaser Kho kho is a traditional South Asian sport that dates to ancient India. [21] [22] It is the second-most popular traditional tag game in the Indian subcontinent after kabaddi. [23] Kho kho is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connecting two poles which are at either end ...
India vs Iran at the 2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship.Kho kho is South Asia's second-most popular tag game. After the British colonisation of the subcontinent which peaked from the 19th century to 1947, Western sports such as cricket, football, and hockey began to be followed to a greater extent, to the detriment of the traditional games.
Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK or UKKL) [1] is an Indian franchise-based kho-kho league. [2] Hosted by the Kho Kho Federation of India, it was founded in 2022. [3] The first season had a viewership of 64 million, 41 million of which came from India, making UKK the third-most viewed non-cricket sports tournament in India after the Pro Kabaddi League and the Indian Super League.