“Kho Kho had been played informally for centuries, but it was in Pune that [freedom fighter] Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote the first rule book for the game at the Deccan Gymkhana in 1914. After ...

The government plans to include kho kho in the Asian Games and the 2036 Olympics. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya emphasized collective efforts and continuous support for players to achieve this ...

Pictures by Sajjad Hussain. Video by Shubham Koul The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure ...

In a bold move that has ignited a debate on the treatment of non-cricket sports in India, Karnataka's Kho Kho World Cup ...

"The shift from mud to mats transformed the sport into a global game," Mittal affirmed, also highlighting that kho kho is now played in 55 countries. The inclusion of kho kho in the 2026 Asian ...

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) expressed the government's desire to take traditional Indian sports to the world and said a collective effort would be required to ...

and the federation should put in collective efforts to include kho kho in the Asian Games and the 2036 Olympics. India has recently pressed hard for hosting the Olympics 11 years later ...

Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Monday reflected on the recently concluded Kho Kho World Cup 2025 and said that they will try their best to make Kho Kho a part of the Olympic Games.

The Kho Kho World Cup 2025 ignited its torch in India this Monday, marking a new era for the ancient sport. In an exclusive interview with Inside The Games, Sudhanshu Mittal, President of the ...

The ancient game of kho kho is enjoying a resurgence in India, with organisers of the first international tournament hoping their efforts will secure the sport's place in the Olympics. Kho kho ...