The Asian Kho Kho Championship is an international kho-kho tournament for Asian countries by Asian Kho Kho Federation (AKKFI). Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh.IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster https://olympics.com/
Asian Kho Kho Federation
Results The first edition of the tournament was held in Kolkata, India in 1996, and was contested by 5 teams. India defeated Bangladesh in the final.A Comparative study of Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacity of intervarsity level Kho-Kho and kabaddi Players https://www.researchgate.net/ Dr. T. Onima Reddy
The second edition was contested by 7 teams and took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2000.
India won in both the men's and women's category in the 3rd edition in 2016, hosted in Indore, India.
The fourth edition was hosted in 2023 in Assam, India, and both the men's and women's categories were won by India. 10 countries participated, and it was hosted by the Kho Kho Federation of India.
Men 1996 : 5 Teams: The participants are Bangladesh, Pakistan, SriLanks, Nepal and host India. 2000 : 6 or 7 Teams: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Japan and host Bangladesh participated 2016 : 10 Teams 2023 : 10 Teams
YearHostFinalThird place matchChampionPointsRunner-upThird placePointsFourth place1996DetailsKolkata India Bangladesh2000DetailsDhaka India Bangladesh2016DetailsIndore India11 Points Bangladesh Nepal Sri Lanka2023DetailsAssam India6 Points Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Women 2016 : 3 Teams 2023 : 8 Teams
Year Host Final Third place match Winner Score Runner-up 3rd placeScore 4th place2016 Indore India Bangladesh NepalNone2023Assam India33 Points Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka
See also
Ultimate Kho Kho
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