The game has been very popular in the Marathi speaking people. This game, for many years, was played in an informal ways! In order to make the game very popular, the Deccan Gymkhana club of Poona tried to formalize the game! The first edition of the rules, of Aryapatya Kho-Kho and Hu-Tu-Tu, was published in 1935, by the newly founded Akhil.
The game comprises two teams with 12 players each (as per the rules of the Asian Kho-Kho Federation 15 players each) in the team while only 9 players actually playing. The match comprises 4 turns consisting of two defense and two chase turns. Every turn is of 9 minutes duration.
Kho-kho, traditional Indian sport, a form of tag, that is one of the oldest forms of outdoor sport, dating back to prehistoric India. The kho-kho playing field—which can be placed on any suitable indoor or outdoor surface—is a rectangle 29 metres (32 yards) long and 16 metres (17 yards) wide with a vertical wooden post at either end of the field.
Attacker can only change direction by going to the pole. Defender can run anywhere in the ground and if survives till the end of inning defender is declared as winner. this a kho kho games for boys, kho kho games for girls as well. it is kho kho game 3d, you can play this 3d game anytime. kho kho ground is green and kho kho rules are very easy.
The first ever rules on Kho-Kho were published from Gymkhana Baroda, in 1924. In 1959-60, the first national Kho-Kho championship was organised in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh). The Government has initiated the following awards for the game: Arjuna Award, Eklavya Award for men, Rani Laxmi Bai award for women, Veer Abhimanyu award for boys under 18, and Janaki award for girls under 16.
Jay is a Kho Kho veteran that has played the sport from an early age. He helped organise and develop Kho Kho for the younger generation. Jay is the guy to go to regarding rules. He has organised several referee workshops and has been with KKFE from the very start.
With so many modern distractions, there’s nothing like good old fashioned fun games for kids. We’ve found inspiration in an old classic - Kho Kho.It’s a traditional Indian game that encourages teamwork and will have you and your friends running around outside for ages.