Asian Kho Kho Championship

Official competition for senior national Kho Kho teams of Asia

Asian Kho Kho ChampionshipCurrent season, competition or edition:
2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship

Sport| Kho Kho
Founded| 1996
First season| 1996
Administrator| Asian Kho Kho Federation
Countries| AKKF Members
Headquarters| New Delhi (India)
Continent| AKKF (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)|  India (4th title)
Most titles|  India (4 titles)
Qualification| Kho Kho World Cup
Level on pyramid| 1
Tournament format| Round-robin and then knockout stage
Official website| Website
The India vs Iran match in the 2023 edition.

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.[1]

## Results

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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.[2]

The second edition was contested by 7 teams and took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2000.[2]

India won in both the men's and women's category in the 3rd edition in 2016, hosted in Indore, India.[3]

The fourth edition was hosted in 2023 in Assam, India, and both the men's and women's categories were won by India.[4] 10 countries participated,[5] and it was hosted by the Kho Kho Federation of India.[6]

## Summary

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20180329173034/https://khokhoindia.herokuapp.com/asia

### Men

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* 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 : ? Teams
* 2023 : 8 Teams

Year  | Host  |  | Final  |  | Third place match

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Champion  | Points  | Runner-up  | Third place  | Points  | Fourth place
1996
Details |
Kolkata |  India |  |  Bangladesh |  |  |
2000
Details |
Dhaka |  India |  |  Bangladesh |  |  |
2016
Details |
Indore |  India | 11 Points |  Bangladesh |  Nepal |  |  Sri Lanka
2023
Details |
Assam |  India | 6 Points |  Nepal |  Bangladesh |  |  Sri Lanka

### Women

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* 2016 : 3 Teams
* 2023 : 8 Teams

Year  | Host  | Final  | Third place match

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Winner  | Score  | Runner-up  | 3rd place  | Score  | 4th place
2016
details |
INdore |
India |  |
Bangladesh |
Nepal |  | None

## See also

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* Ultimate Kho Kho

## References

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1. ^ IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster https://olympics.com/
2. ^ a b A Comparative study of Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacity of intervarsity level Kho-Kho and kabaddi Players https://www.researchgate.net/ Dr. T. Onima Reddy
3. ^ "Indore: Indian teams clinch Asian Kho Kho championship title". Hindustan Times. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
4. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2023-03-23). "Indian men, women bag 4th Asian Kho Kho titles". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
5. ^ "Indian men, women emerge Asian kho kho champions". The Indian Express. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
6. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2023-03-23). "Indian men, women bag 4th Asian Kho Kho titles". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-10-06.