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| Association | Kho Kho Federation of India |
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| Confederation | International Kho Kho Federation |
| Captain | Priyanka Ingle |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2025 ) |
| Best result |  (2025) |
The India women's national kho kho team represents India in women's international Kho Kho. [1] It is governed by the Kho Kho Federation of India and is a member of International Kho Kho Federation. The team won the World Cup during its first edition in 2025, as a host nation. [2]
India women's team defeated Nepal women's team in the final match of the first ever 2025 Kho Kho World Cup. [3] [4] Indian women defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and later, beat South Africa in semifinals to enter the finals. They defeated Nepal 78-40 in the finals.
The Indian national kho kho teams are sponsored by the Odisha state government for a period of three years from January 2025 to December 2027. Odisha committed Rs 5 crore per year for a total of Rs.15 crore for three years. [5]
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Following is the team that represented India in the first Kho Kho World Cup in January 2025 at Delhi. [6]
| Name | |||
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| Anshu Kumari | All rounder | ||
| 55 | Ashwini Appasaheb Shinde | Defender | Maharashtra |
| 9 | Bhilar Opinaben Devjibhai | All rounder | Gujarat |
| 4 | Chaithra B. | Defender | Karnataka |
| 3 | Magai Majhi | Attacker | Odisha |
| 36 | Meenu Dhatterwal | Defender | Haryana |
| 11 | Monika Sah | All rounder | Bihar |
| 7 | Nasreen Shaik | All rounder | Delhi |
| 18 | Nazia Bibi | Attacker | |
| Neeta Devi | Wazir | ||
| Nirmala Bhati | Wazir | Rajasthan | |
| 6 | Priyanka Hanumant Ingle (Captain) | All rounder | Maharashtra |
| 66 | Reshma Subhash Rathod | All rounder | |
| 4 | Subhashree Singh | All rounder | Odisha |
| 5 | Vaishnavi Bajarang Powar | Defender |
Standby: Sampada More, Ritika Siloriya and Priyanka Bhopi. [7]
Coach: Sumit Bhatia [8]
As of 13 January 2025
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