The Kho Kho Federation of India, aka KKFI, is the national governing body for kho-kho in India. Its president is Sudhanshu Mittal.
History KKFI, which was originally named Akhil Bharatiya Kho Kho Mandal, was started in 1955, and hosted its first competition in 1959. All state associations of the country are affiliated to the National Federation which conducts the National championship for men, women and junior classes every year. The 2024 National Kho Kho Championship was held in Delhi, and was won by Maharashtra in both the men and women categories.
Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK), a franchise-based Indian kho-kho league, is hosted in collaboration with KKFI, with KKFI having chosen the players for the initial season's draft. Several changes were made to the format of kho-kho played in UKK by KKFI, with an overall goal of modernising the sport. KKFI has also changed kho-kho at the national level, where the game is now played on matted surfaces.
KKFI has targeted Northeast India as a place for potential expansion of kho-kho, and is aiming to add a UKK team in the region. It is also involved in promoting kho-kho internationally in order to get it included in the Asian Games and the 2032 Olympics,IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster https://olympics.com/ and collaborated with the Kho Kho Federation of England to organise an International Kho Kho Cup in 2018.Indigenous kho kho goes international https://www.tribuneindia.com/ Vinayak Padmadeo KKFI also organised the 4th edition of the Asian Kho Kho Championship in 2023, and hosted the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in 2025 with the backing of the Indian Olympic Association.
Events 56th National Kho Kho Championship 2024 - https://khokhofederation.in/news-details/?id=974 38th Junior National Kho-Kho Championship 2018 - https://khokhofederation.in/news-details/?id=510 National Games of India - Khelo India Youth Games
National award recipients Year Recipient Award Gender1970 Arjuna Award Male1971 Arjuna Award Male1973 Arjuna Award Female1974 Arjuna Award Female1975 Arjuna Award Male1975 Arjuna Award Female1976 Arjuna Award Male1981 Arjuna Award Female1981 Arjuna Award Male1983 Arjuna Award Female1984 Arjuna Award Male1985 Arjuna Award Female1998 Arjuna Award Female2020 Arjuna Award Female2000 Dronacharya Award Male
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