England, Germany, Holland and the US might be amongst 24 nations taking part within the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup scheduled from January 13-19 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Stadium, the nationwide federation introduced on Friday. The championship will witness a various array of taking part nations: from the African continent, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda will showcase their expertise.
Asia might be represented by hosts India alongside Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea and Sri Lanka.
Europe can have members like England, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland whereas North America might be represented by Canada and the US of America.
South America will characteristic Brazil and Peru whereas Australia and New Zealand will carry the banner for Oceania.
The event construction will characteristic each males’s and girls’s divisions, with 16 groups competing in every class. This format ensures an intense competitors that may showcase the pace, technique, and sporting excellence that Kho Kho is all about.
Within the males’s class, the competitors will characteristic a robust African presence with Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.
“This historic championship represents an enormous leap for Kho Kho, remodeling it from a beloved native sport to a world phenomenon. With India main this sporting revolution, the 2025 World Cup guarantees to be the large step that may take Kho Kho to the subsequent stage within the world sports activities ecosystem,” KKFI president Sudhanshu Mittal was quoted as saying in a media assertion.
KKFI Normal Secretary MS Tyagi added, “The participation of 24 nations is a testomony to Kho Kho’s rising worldwide attraction. Our imaginative and prescient is to make this conventional Indian sport a very world recreation, and this World Cup will function a milestone in reaching that purpose.” PTI KHS AM KHS AM AM
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