Kho Kho

Published on 08 Sep 2025

• India won the inaugural men and women’s Kho Kho World Cup held at New Delhi.

• Kho Kho is a traditional Indian sport and its origins are as old as Mahabharata.

• The chasing team must tag out the defenders within a set time. 

• The team that tags out the most players wins.

• Kho is a voice signal sent to communicate to other players to indicate their turn to chase.

• Each kho-kho team consists of 12 players, but during a match only 9 players on the field.

• In 1959 first National Championship was held under the Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) which was set up in the year 1955.

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Kho Kho Sports Kho Kho World Cup cultutre Games Kho Kho Federation of India KKFI