Senior National Kho Kho Championship: The 57th Senior National Kho Kho Championship sets new benchmarks with the highest-ever participation and a strong emphasis on technology-driven innovations, making it a standout edition among national tournaments.
The five-day championship, which kicked off on Monday will run until April 4 at the District Sports Complex in Puri, is witnessing intense competition among teams from 30 states, along with premier institutional squads such as the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Maharashtra Police, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Karnataka Police, All India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and the Railways. The event is being telecast live on DD Sports.
“40 men’s and 40 women’s teams would contest making it an event with the highest participation from teams in the history of Kho Kho Nationals. Further, Odisha bags the credit for being the first state where all the scheduled matches in the Nationals will be played exclusively on mat,” said Sudhanshu Mittal, president of Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI).
