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Kho Kho

Kho kho is a traditional Indian team tag game on a rectangular court with central lane, cross lanes and two poles. One team chases through role changes while the other evades; points come from legal tags.

LevelMain sport FamilyTraditional and Regional Sports CategoryTraditional team sport

AI-generated illustration: Kho Kho — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Traditional team sport

Family Traditional and Regional Sports

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Team tag game with chasers, runners, role changes and poles.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like sprinting, direction changes, reaction and team tactics.

Cost Low: marked court, poles/markers, teams and timing are enough. Club/school costs, event entry, line equipment and coaching. Kho kho club, school/university sport, KKFI/IKKF-adjacent group or community team.

First progress Basic flow quickly; clean role changes and chasing timing need training.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

marked Kho Kho court
teams
poles/markers
timing
referee/rules briefing

First steps

explain court lines
drill kho changes
play short chases
learn evasion and turning rules

School, Kho Kho club, Indian sport community, university sport or KKFI/IKKF context.

Keep lanes clear, use a grippy surface and control tags.

Weitere Angaben

Tags kho-kho, tag-game, india, team, traditional-regional-sport, kho-kho-tag-game, traditionelle-und-regionale-sportarten, traditioneller-teamsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Legally tag runners in the chasing phase and evade as long as possible when defending.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with chasing and running/defence roles.

Teamgröße

By KKFI/competition rules.

Spielfeld

Rectangular Kho Kho court with central lane, cross lanes, poles and free zones.

Dauer

Turns/innings and match time under the rules.

Wertung

Points for legal tags and dismissals.

Gewinnbedingung

More points after all turns/innings.

Ausrüstung

marked court
poles
timer
team kit

Wichtige Regelpunkte

line/direction breach
late or wrong kho
illegal contact
out of court

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Rules & Regulations Kho Kho Federation of India · official-rules-index · high
Rules and Regulations Ultimate Kho Kho · league-rules · medium
Kho kho Britannica / Encyclopaedia context · encyclopedia · medium