Asian Kho Kho Championship

Asian Kho Kho Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship
Sport	Kho Kho
Founded	1996
First season	1996
Administrator	Asian Kho Kho Federation
Countries	AKKF Members
Headquarters	New Delhi (India)
Continent	AKKF (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	India (4th title)
Most titles	India (4 titles)
Qualification	Kho Kho World Cup
Level on pyramid	1
Tournament format	Round-robin and then knockout stage
Official website	Website

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]

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]

Summary

• https://web.archive.org/web/20180329173034/https://khokhoindia.herokuapp.com/asia

Men

• 1996 : 5 Teams: The participants are Bangladesh, Pakistan, SriLanks, Nepal and host India.
• 2000 : 6 or 7 Teams: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Japan and host Bangladesh participated
• 2016 : ? Teams
• 2023 : 8 Teams

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Points	Runner-up		Third place	Points	Fourth place
1996 Details	Kolkata		India		Bangladesh
2000 Details	Dhaka		India		Bangladesh
2016 Details	Indore		India	11 Points	Bangladesh		Nepal		Sri Lanka
2023 Details	Assam		India	6 Points	Nepal		Bangladesh		Sri Lanka

Women

• 2016 : 3 Teams
• 2023 : 8 Teams

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
		Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
2016 details	INdore	India		Bangladesh	Nepal		None

See also

• Ultimate Kho Kho

References

1. IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster https://olympics.com/
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.