PROJECT

ON
KHO-KHO
SUBMITTED BY-MOHD. LARAIB
RAZI
CLASS- X SCIENCE
ROLL NO.-40

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 Acknowledge

I would like to express my special thanks of

gratitude to my teacher “Mr. Zaheer Abbas” who
has given his valuable support, cooperation and
suggestions and given the project on “KHO-
KHO” and I would also like to extend my
gratitude to the Principal Sir “Mr. Vinod K Bhatt”
Vice Principal Mam “Mrs. Manju Singh” who
has given this golden opportunity for completing
this Project.

Date- Mohd. Laraib Razi

X Science
 What is KHO-KHO ?

Kho-kho is a popular tag and ancient sport from India.

It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of
fifteen, of which nine enter the field who sit on their
knees (chasing team), and 3 extra (defending team) who
try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing
team. It is one of the two most popular traditional
tag games in the Indian subcontinent, the other being
Kabaddi. Apart from the Indian subcontinent, it is also
played by the Indian community in South Africa.
Kho-kho, traditional Indian sport, a form of tag, that is
one of the oldest forms of outdoor sport, dating back to
prehistoric India.
Kho-Kho fosters many desirable traits such as
sportsmanship, teamwork, loyalty, competitiveness, and
self-esteem as well as speed, agility, strategy and quick
thinking. This game in itself is a personal development
tool for the athlete that takes up the challenge.
First ever Kho-Kho competition was held in the
year 1914.  In 1959 first National Kho-Kho
Championship was held under Kho-Kho Federation of
India was set up in the year 1955.
 History
 The origin of Kho-Kho is very difficult to trace, but
many historians believe, that it is a modified form of
'Run Chase', which in its simplest form involves
chasing and touching a person. With its origins in
Maharashtra, Kho-Kho in ancient times was played
on 'raths' or chariots and was known as Rathera.
Kho-kho is a popular tag sport from India. The
present appearance of the game was an adoption
about the time of World War I in 1914. But at that
time, there were neither any dimensions of the
playground nor the poles which demarcate the central
line. The time factor was also missing.

 In 1999, The Asian Kho-Kho Federation was

established during the 3rd edition of the
South Asian Games. Member countries included India
, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and
Maldives. The 1st Asian Championship was held at
Kolkata in 1996 and the second championship at
Dhaka, Bangladesh. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal
, Japan, Thailand were participants of this
championship.
 Rules
 Two teams face each other in this game (Team A and
Team B)
 The game starts with toss between two team captain.
The winning captain decides who will chase Team A
or Team B. Both the team consists of 12 players. If
Team A won the toss and decides to chase. 9 players
from team A enters the playground. All 9 players
sit/kneel in the middle of the court facing opposite
direction in a straight row. A match consists of two
innings of running and chasing turns of 9 minutes.
 From Team B, three players can enter the kho-kho
ground as the runner. All 9 players of the team sit in a
row with both the end having a pole. The 3 runners
can go between two players of Team A who are sitting
in a zigzag alignment. The chaser team member is not
to go through their sitting team members failing to it
is a penalty. He can only turn back and chase after
he touches the pole at either end of the line. These are
basic kho-kho rules to follow on the ground.
 Playground Dimensions &
Equipment
The required equipment in kho-kho game is two
watches, whistle (every time a team scores),
measuring tape, lime powder and stationary to write
results.
Kho-Kho playground is-
 29 meters long
 16 meters wide in dimension.
At each end of the longer side of the rectangle is two
rectangles measuring
 16 meters in length
 2.75 meters wide.  
Wooden pillar of 120 cm high at the inner center
of the line of this rectangle as shown in the figure
below. The circumference of the wooden pillar is
between 30 to 40 cm. There is one straight line on
either side of the pillar. There are 8 pairs of parallel
lines between these two wooden pillar posts. Each
pair of the line is-
 30 cm away from each other
 2.30 meters away from next pair of line.
This creates 8 boxes of
 30 cm in length
 30 cm width.
• Fig. Shows the Correct & Appropriate Dimensions
of a Kho-Kho Ground
 Kho-Kho Skills
 Each player requires following kho kho skills to
contribute and win the game :

I. Chasing skills:
 Pole diving
 Sudden Change of direction
 Tapping
 Diving
 Grasping Direction
 Fake Kho
 Late Kho
 Giving Kho
 Getting in square and getting off from square

II. Running Skills :

 Running : Zig-Zag
 Avoiding
 Dodging
 Position on Kho Kho Playground

The judgment of direction: How fast and attentive you are

to know which direction you have to run. Next is Getting
up from Square: Should be very responsive to your
teammate Team coordination: very fast grasper of Kho
given by team members and realizing if the signal was
early Kho, late Kho, fake Kho, hurry Kho or it’s a
simple Kho
 A Short Description

•Giving Kho and Chasing the runner:

A chaser must say “Kho” when he gives signal to sitting
chaser so that he can get off from square and start chasing
the runner. If he fails to say this word a foul is noted and
considered as Kho Kho rules is not followed.
•Fake Kho and Sudden Kho:
Fake kho is way to deviate the attention or disturb the
chaser , the chaser pretends that he given kho to his fellow
team mates but he is actually chasing the runner.
In sudden kho the chaser gives immediate kho to team
mate making it hard for runner to avoid getting caught.
•Choosing direction:
Chaser team player must keep his foot out of box with
care as his foot will decide which way he will run to chase
the runner else a foul will be counted.
• Diving:
This takes lot of training and practice to perform. This is
very effective method of touching the chaser and catching
him. In this process chaser pounces on active runner to
touch him out. one special type of diving is Pole Diving .
In this kind of diving the runner make sure he takes
support of wooden pole and diving to touch the runner.
For developing above skills players follow some specific
Kho Kho Training techniques.
Images
 Tournaments
 National Tournaments:
The National Championships for Kho-Kho is the oldest
Domestic Kho-Kho tournaments in India. The first
National Kho-Kho championship for men was held at
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh back in 1960. The
tournament follows the League cum knockout format.
There are eight zones. Furthermore, top two teams from
each group will qualify for the knock-out stages of the
tournament Along with state teams, Institution teams like
Railways and Airports Authority of India also vie for the
top honours. While, Indian Railways won the 51st edition
of the Senior National Kho-Kho Championships for men
held in Kolhapur, Maharashtra in October 2017.
 National Women Championship:
The National Championships for Kho Kho is the oldest
Domestic Kho Kho tournaments in India. The first
National Kho- Kho championship for women was held at
Kolhapur, Maharashtra back in 1961. Unlike the men, this
Championship happens at only one category-
Senior.Various Institution teams like Railways, Airports
Authority of India also come to the tournament to battle
various state teamsThe host team, Maharashtra won the
50th edition of the Senior National Kho-Kho
Championships for women held in Kolhapur, Maharashtra
in October 2017.
 Tournaments
 School Championships
With the popularity of other sports increasing day by day.
The Kho-kho Federation of India (KKFI), realized it
needs to promote the sport of Kho-Kho from school
levels itself. It soon started many school level
championships.
These Championships focus on searching and
recognizing hidden talents at various age ranges.
Alongside them is the prestigious Annual National
School Games. The categories of the event are U-14, U-
17 and U-19 for both Boys and Girls. The tournament
runs a  league-cum-knockout format, with the first four
rank pools decided on the previous edition of the
tournament.
 All India Inter University Kho Kho Tournament
The All India Inter University tournament is one of the
major sporting events for University students in India.
The Tournament happens in 2 stages. During the first
stage Universities against each other in their respective
zones. There are four zones- North, South, East and West.
Top 4 teams from each Zone then Face each other in the
All India Inter-University Champion accolade. This
annual tournament oversees talents for both men and
women from different Universities all around the country.
 Tournaments
 Other Tournaments
The Federation Cup, Mayors Cup and Nehru Gold
cup are among a few other domestic tournaments in
Kho-Kho. The Federation Cup is in its 29th
edition. Maharashtra won the men’s and women’s final
of the 28th Federation Cup National Kho-Kho
championship for men and women, Hyderabad in
December 2017
n March 2018, the KKFI stated that it is set to launch a
League format in kho-kho. Most probably, the
nationwide tournament, in affiliation with KKFI, will
be called ‘Kho-Kho League’. However, the league is
still in its budding stage and seems like, the league will
begin this year. The Federation is preparing to roll out
tenders to allow various stakeholders to become a part
of empowering a low-key sport like that of Kho-Kho in
India.