India won the Kho Kho world cup for the year 2025 in both the men’s and women’s titles by defeating Nepal. The final Kho Kho play was arranged in Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The Kho Kho awards winners list for 2025 is published on the international Olympics website with details of the test results. India’s men and women both defeated Nepal in both the final at a large difference.
Key Takeaways
- Kho Kho World Cup 2025 was held in New Delhi from 13th January to 19th January.
- Kho Kho Federation of India organized Kho Kho with the collaboration of the Indian Olympic Association.
- The Kho Kho World Cup game was inaugurated by the Vice President of India, honorable Jagdeep Dhankar, on 13th January, 2025.
- A total of 20 countries’ men’s teams and 19 countries’ women’s teams participated in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.
- • The Maharashtra government honored its nine state players according to the Kho Kho awards winners list 2025 to encourage the participants. Each of the players has been awarded Rs. 2.25 crores.
- • The Karnataka government also announced a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs for state players who participated in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.
Rules of Kho Kho Game
- Kho Kho is a popular game in India from a thousand years ago. Two teams used to participate in the game; one group acted as the chasing team, and another one was the defender team. Both the defensive and chasing teams of Kho Kho have twelve players. The team that wins the toss decides first what to choose, “chase” or “defense.”.
- All the nine players of the chasing team sit in the middle of the court as chasers. Three players from the defending team enter the ground as defenders. The chaser tries to catch or tag the defender. Another important rule for chasers is that they have to sit in opposite directions in a row, and the ninth chaser, also called the active chaser, first starts the game from one of the free zones. The active chaser aims to catch three defenders by tagging or touching with the palm.
- However, the chaser cannot cross the boundary of the central lane, and he has to maintain the same direction of chasing. If he wants to change the direction, then he needs to come back to the free zone and change the direction by touching the pole. The active chaser tagged the inactive chaser to hand over the chase and sounded “Kho”. Then, the tagged chaser becomes active, and the previous chaser becomes inactive.
- Once a chaser manages to touch a defender, the chasing team wins a point. The total duration of an innings is nine minutes, and defenders try to send three strong defenders to eat the time. Once the nine minutes are over, the defending team becomes the chaser and continues the play in the same manner.
Kho kho awards winners list 2025
The Men’s Kho Kho Championship is won by India against Nepal by 54-36 points. On the other hand, the women’s Kho Kho team of India won 78-40 points in the final against Nepal and won the World Cup jointly with the men’s Kho Kho team. Here is the detailed score of India in the Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025.
Men’s World Cup Championship 2025 score:
January 13: India vs Nepal, Points 42 (India) – 37 (Nepal)
January 14: India vs. Brazil, Points 64 (India) – 34 (Brazil)
January 15: India vs. Peru, Points: 70 (India) – 38 (Peru)
January 16: India vs. Bhutan, Points 71 (India) – 34 (Bhutan)
January 17: India vs. Sri Lanka, Points 100 (India) – 40 (Sri Lanka)
January 18: India vs. South Africa, Points 62 (India) – 42 (South Africa)
January 19: India vs. Nepal, Points 54 (India) – 36 (Nepal)
Women’s World Cup Championship 2025 score:
January 14: India vs. South Korea, Points 175 (India) – 18 (South Korea)
January 15: India vs. Iran, Points 100 (India) – 16 (Iran)
January 16: India vs. Malaysia, Points 100 (India) – 20 (Malaysia)
January 17: India vs. Bangladesh, Points 109 (India) – 16 (Bangladesh)
January 18: India vs. South Africa, Points 66 (India) – 16 (South Africa)
January 19: India vs. Nepal, Points 78 (India) – 40 (Nepal)
FAQ:
Who won the Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025?
India won the Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025 against Nepal in both the men’s and women’s titles.
What are the skills required for Kho Kho?
The player needs to have the judgmental skill, running fitness, team coordination, and loyalty.
