INDEX

INTRODUTION
HISTORY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
 FIELD DIMENSIONS
 EQUIPMENT USED
KHO KHO PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON THE
ARJUNA AWARD
 INTRODUCTION
Kho- kho is a sport from the Indian
subcontinent. It is played by teams of twelve
players, of which nine enter the field, who
try to avoid being touched by members of
the opposing team. It is one of the two most
popular traditional tag games of the south
asia , the other being kabbadi. Apart from
the South Asia, it is also played in south
Africa .
HISTORY
Asian Kho Kho Federation was established in the year 1987
during 3rd SAF Games, held at kolkata, India. The member
countries were India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal
and Maldives. The first Asian championship was held at
Kolkata in 1996. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Japan,
Thailand and Bangladesh were participants of the
championship. When the first game was played, though many
historians say that it is actually a modified form of `Run
Chase`. In the ancient era, a version of the Kho-Kho game was
played on `raths` or chariots in Maharashtra. In ancient Kho-
Kho history, there were no rigid rules and regulations for
playing the game. A committee was formed at Gymkhana
Poona in 1914 for framing the Kho-Kho rules and the first ever
book of Kho-Kho rules was published from Gymkhana
Baroda, in 1924.
Latest General Rules of Kho-Kho :-
1. Now, the length and breadth of kho-kho court is 29
m x 16 m.
2. Pole to pole distance is 23.50 m.
3. Each team plays for 9 minutes instead of 7x1/2
minutes.
4. A runner shall not touch any sitting chaser. If he
does so, he will be given a caution. But if he does it
again, he will be declared out.
5. If three runners are made out, consecutively by an
active chaser, he cannot touch the forth runner; he will
have to kho to any sitting chaser.
6. A toss of coin should decide the right to
choose chasing or defending.
7. A team consists of 12 players out of which 9
players team and the remaining 3 players act as
substitutes or extra players.
8. When the turn starts, a chaser should not
leave the square without getting a 'kho'.
9. Sitting chaser are not allowed to create any
obstruction in the way of runners. If any runner
is touched by an active chaser due to such
obstruction, the runner will not be considered
out.
10. A 'kho' by a chaser should be given from
behind a sitting chaser loudly.
11. After giving Kho, an active chaser should sit
immediately on the vacated square.
12. Once all the runner are out before time. they
send their runners again in the same order.
13. The team, which scores more wins a match.
 Measurements at a glance :-

1. shape of playfield a. Rectangular

2. Total area including b. 33 m x 21 m

lobby
c. 29 m x 16 m
3. Playfield ( length and
breadth ) d. 27 m x 16 m

4. Free zone e. 23.50 m x 30 cms

5. Centre lane f. 16 m x 30 cms

6. Cross lane g. 2.50 m

7. Distance between last

line and 1st cross line
 Measurements at a glance :-

8. Each court divided by the centre line

9. Squares h. 7.85 m

10. Posts i. 8 squares ( 30 cms x 30 cms )

j. Two strong wooden posts shall be firmly fixed.

They shall be 120 cms above and
11. Duration of each innings perpendicular to the ground. The top of the posts
shall be flat and free from sharp edges.
12. Interval
k. 9 minutes
13. Follow on
l. 5 minutes
14. Officials
( Umpires - 2, Timekeeper - 1, m. 9 or more points
Referee -1, Scorer - 1)
n. 5
15. Total innings

o. 4 ( 2 innings for each team )

EQUIPMENT USED
The equipments used in Kho- Kho are posts,
strings, measuring tape (metallic), lime
powder, wire nails, two watches, two types of
rings having inner circumference of 30cm and
40cm, score sheets and stationery to write
results etc.
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