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The first rule book of Kho-kho was written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. [11] Kho-kho was demonstrated at the 1936 Berlin Olympics alongside other traditional Indian games. [4] It is now a medal sport in the South Asian Games, having first been played in the 2016 edition.
Kho kho has been played for thousands of years within India, having been originally played by players on chariots (which were called raths) and been known as rathera. The game's rules were standardised in 1914, and it was demonstrated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. It was first introduced to the South Asian Games in the 2016 edition. [4]
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.
The sport is widely played across South Asia, and also has a presence in other regions with a significant South Asian diaspora, such as South Africa and England. It is played most often by school children, and is also a competitive sport. [103] The first franchise league for the sport, Ultimate Kho Kho, was unveiled in India in August 2022. [104]
Kho kho has been played since at least the fourth century BC. 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 ancient times as "Kho Dhwani Krida ...
Several variations of tag, such as kho kho, kabaddi, atya patya, and langdi (sport), [35] are believed to be hundreds or thousands of years old (or even older as non-human animals are known to play tag [36]), with kho-kho having been played since at least the fourth century BC, [37] certain aspects of kabaddi possibly being mentioned in the ...
Kho-kho has been played since at least the fourth century BC. [10] ... Kho kho's first major professional franchise competition was the 2022 season of Ultimate Kho Kho.
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.