Asian Kho Kho Championship

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Asian Kho Kho Championship
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Sports current event.svg 2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship
Sport Kho Kho
Founded1996(M)
2016 (W)
First season1996 (M)
2016 (W)
Administrator Asian Kho Kho Federation
Countries AKKF Members
Headquarters New Delhi (India)
Continent AKKF (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of India.svg  India (4 title)(M)
Flag of India.svg  India (2 title) (W)
Most titlesFlag of India.svg  India (4 titles) (M)
Flag of India.svg  India (2 title) (W)
Qualification Kho Kho World Cup
Level on pyramid1
Tournament format Round-robin and then knockout stage
Official website Website
The India vs Iran match in the 2023 edition. Glimpse of India vs Nepal Match during 4th Asian Kho Kho Championship.jpg
The India vs Iran match in the 2023 edition.

The Asian Kho Kho Championship is an international kho-kho tournament for Asian countries by Asian Kho Kho Federation (AKKFI). Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh. [1]

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Results

The first edition of the tournament was held in Kolkata, India in 1996, and was contested by 5 teams. India defeated Bangladesh in the final. [2]

The second edition was contested by 7 teams and took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2000. [2]

India won in both the men's and women's category in the 3rd edition in 2016, hosted in Indore, India. [3]

The fourth edition was hosted in 2023 in Assam, India, and both the men's and women's categories were won by India. [4] 10 countries participated, [5] and it was hosted by the Kho Kho Federation of India. [6]


Men

YearHostFinalThird place match
ChampionPointsRunner-upThird placePointsFourth place
1996
Details 		Flag of India.svg
Kolkata 		Flag of India.svg India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
2000
Details 		Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Dhaka 		Flag of India.svg India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
2016
Details 		Flag of India.svg
Indore 		Flag of India.svg India 11 Points Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
2023
Details 		Flag of India.svg
Assam 		Flag of India.svg India 6 Points Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka

Women

YearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd placeScore4th place
2016
details 		Flag of India.svg
Indore 		Flag of India.svg India Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal None
2023
Details 		Flag of India.svg
Assam 		Flag of India.svg India 33 Points Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka

See also

References

  1. ↑ IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster https://olympics.com/
  2. 1 2 A Comparative study of Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacity of intervarsity level Kho-Kho and kabaddi Players https://www.researchgate.net/ Dr. T. Onima Reddy
  3. ↑ "Indore: Indian teams clinch Asian Kho Kho championship title". Hindustan Times. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (2023-03-23). "Indian men, women bag 4th Asian Kho Kho titles". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  5. ↑ "Indian men, women emerge Asian kho kho champions". The Indian Express. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  6. ↑ Karmakar, Rahul (2023-03-23). "Indian men, women bag 4th Asian Kho Kho titles". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-10-06.
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