Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Current Affairs (Important for all competitive exams)
Kho Kho Current Affairs 2025: Discover essential updates on the Kho Kho World Cup 2025 and its significance in sports current affairs.
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Kho Kho World Cup is an International Kho-Kho tournament
- Event- 13-19 January 2025
- Edition-1st
- Venue- Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
- Countries Participated-23
- Total Teams-20 men and 19 women teams
- Organizer- Indian Kho-Kho Federation and International Kho-Kho Federation.
- Mascots- Tejas and Tara/ Tejas: Symbolizes radiance and energy, depicted in blue/ Tara: Represents guidance and aspiration, depicted in orange.
- Tagline- The World Goes Kho
- Brand Ambassador- Salman Khan
- Co-Brand Ambassador- Tiger Shroff
- Inaugurated by- Jagdeep Dhankhar (Vice President)
Kho Kho Game
- The game of Kho Kho is one of the oldest traditional tag games in India. It is a team game.
- It is a high- energy game that involves running and chasing. The objective of the sitting team is to tag the opponents.
- Kho-Kho originated in the state of Maharashtra. The game has been popular among Marathi-speaking people.
- In the ancient era, a variant of Kho-Kho game was played on Chariots in Maharashtra. It was known as Rathera.
- The match is played for two innings, with 7 minutes given to each team for runs and chase in one inning.
- Both the teams have twelve members each but only nine of them are taken to the field.
- out of the nine members, eight sit in a kneeling position in a row in the eight sections made for them. their seating arrangement is opposite to each other.
- The nineth member is the chaser and can stand at either end of the line to start the game.
- The first Kho-Kho rulebook was published in 1924 by Gymkhana of Baroda.
- The Asian Kho-Kho federation first came into existence in 1987 at the time of the 3rd South Asian Federation Games held in Calcutta.
- The game gained international fame with the first Asian Kho-Kho Championship which was held in Kolkata in 1996.
Some Important Questions on Kho Kho World Cup
Where is the first Kho Kho World Cup 2025 held?
Ans: New Delhi (India)
Who has won the first men’s Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: India
(India’s men’s team created history by winning the Kho-Kho World Cup by defeating Nepal in the Final. India defeated Nepal 54-36 in the title match. Captain of the Indian men’s team- Pratik Waikar.)
Who has won the first Women’s Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: India
(Indian women’s team became the first champion by defeating Nepal 78-40 in the final. Captain of the Indian women’s Kho-Kho team- Priyanka Ingle)
What is the official mascot of the first Kho Kho World-Cup 2025?
Ans: Tejas (male) and Tara (female)
(Tejas- Symbolizes energy and brilliance, is in blue color.
Tara- Symbolizes guidance and aspiration is in orange color.)
Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of the first Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: Salman Khan
Who was appointed as the co-brand ambassador of the first Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: Yuvraj Singh
Who was appointed the captain of the Indian men’s team in the first Kho Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: Pratik Vaikar
(Pratik Vaikar is a prominent Kho-Kho player from Maharashtra,
Priyanka Ingle was the captain of the Indian women’s team in the first Kho Kho World Cup 2025, Priyanka Ingle is from Maharashtra.)
What was the tagline of the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: The World Goes Kho
How many countries’ team have participated in the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: 23
(20 teams participated in men’s category of this competition, while 19 teams participated in the women’s category.)
20 teams included in men’s category
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India | South Africa | Bangladesh | England |
| Nepal | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Germany |
| Peru | Argentina | South Korea | Malaysia |
| Brazil | Netherlands | United States | Australia |
| Bhutan | Iran | Poland | Kenya |
Who has inaugurated the first edition of Kho-Kho World Cup?
Ans: Jagdeep Dhankhar (Vice Prasident)
Which was the official trophy tour partner company for Kho-Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: Entertainment Network Mirchi
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What is the name of the organization that conducts Kho-Kho games in India?
Ans: Indian Kho-Kho Federation
(Indian Kho-Kho Federation: Establishment-1956, Headquarter- New Delhi, President- Sudhanshu Mittal)
Which two countries played the first match of the inaugural Kho-Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: India and Nepal
(The opening match of the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025) was help between India and Nepal on 13 January 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, in which India defeated Nepal 42-37.
What was the color of the men’s championship trophy in the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025?
Ans: Blue
(The color of the men’s championship trophy at the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025 was blue, which symbolizes confidence and determination and universal appeal.
The color of the women’s championship trophy at the first Kho-Kho World Cup 2025 was green, this symbolizes growth and vitality.)
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How many players are there in Kho-Kho?
Ans: 12
Number of players in other sports:
| S.No. | Sport | No. of players |
| 1 | Cricket | 11 |
| 2 | Football | 11 |
| 3 | Basketball | 05 |
| 4 | Polo | 04 |
| 5 | Hockey | 11 |
| 6 | Baseball | 09 |
| 7 | Rugby football | 15 |
| 8 | VolleyBall | 06 |
| 9 | Ice Hockey | 06 |
| 10 | Kabaddi | 07 |
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‘Pole dive’ technique is related to which sports?
Ans: Kho-Kho
(Pole dive is a technique associated with the game of Kho-Kho, in which the chaser tries to touch the runner by pole diving.)
What are Kho-Kho players sitting in the squares called?
Ans: Chaser
(Kho-Kho players sitting in squares are called chasers, chasers are responsible for chasing the runners and tagging them out.
Runners are the players who run around the field to avoid being tagged by chasers.)
Who has the honor of being honored with the first Dronacharya Award in the game of Kho-Kho?
Ans: Gopal Purushottam Phadke
(Gopal Purushottam Phadke received this award for his outstanding service in the year 2000)
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When was the first women’s competition of Kho-Kho game organized?
Ans: 1961 (This competition was held in Maharashtra, which four teams participated in the women’s category.)
Which player was first awarded the Arjuna Award for the game of Kho-Kho?
Ans: Sudhir Bhaskar Rao Parv (in 1970)
What is the shape of the Kho-Kho playground?
Ans: Rectangular
(Kho-Kho is played on a rectangular field measuring 27mX16m. It has two ends and a pole is placed on each end.
The entire game is played around one pole and the other.)
What is the opponent of the chaser called in the game of Kho-Kho?
Ans: Runner
What is meant by the word Kho-Kho in Kho-Kho game?
Ans: Going and Chasing
Kho-Kho was first introduced during which Olympic Games?
Ans: Berlin Olympics in 1936
When was the first national championship of Kho-Kho held in India?
Ans: 1959-60
(The first National Kho-Kho Championship was held in Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) in 1959-60. The Bombay region team won the competition.)
In which year was Kho-Kho included in the Indian Olympic Association?
Ans: 1982
The Indian Kho-Kho Federation awards which of the following to recognize the best players of Kho-Kho?
Ans: Eklavya Award
(Rani Jhansi Award was started by the Indian Kho-Kho Federation to honor women, Veer Abhimanyu Award was started for boys under 18 years of age, Janaki Award was started for girls under 16 years of age)
In which year was the Asian Kho-Kho Federation established?
Ans: 1987
Where was the first edition of the Asian Kho-Kho Championshipheld in year 1996?
Ans: Kolkata (India)
(The first edition of the tournament was held in 1996 in Kolkata, India, and 5 teams participated. India defeated Bangladesh in the final.
The second edition was followed by 7 teams and it took place in 2000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.)
What is the height of the Kho-Kho pole from the ground surface?
Ans: Between 120 to 125 Cm.
What is the length and breadth of the Kho-Kho field?
Ans: 27m X 16 m
(The length of the Kho-Kho ground is 27 meters and the width is 16 meters. 8 seating places are made in the center of the ground, the distance between which is 1.8 meters.)
How many total innings are there in the game of Kho-Kho?
Ans: 2 innings.
(In each inning, there is alternating 9-9 minutes of touching and running. There are 4 innings in each match.
Two innings are for touching and two innings are for running.)
What is the diameter of pole of Kho-Kho?
Ans: 9 to 10 cm.
How many cross lanes are there in Kho-Kho?
Ans: Eight
(The width of each cross lane is 35 centimeters, the width of the central lane is 30 centimeters.)
The word “Kho” in the game of Kho-Kho is derived from which language?
Ans: Marathi
Who is the ‘Wazir’ in Kho-Kho?
Ans: An attacking player
(The queen leads the attack in Kho-Kho game, and gives instruction to other players of his team.
It can run in any direction while acting as an attacker.
During each attack, the attacking team gets 2 queens.)
The term ‘Dream Run’ is associated with which sports?
Ans: Kho-Kho
(Dream Run is a point-awarding event for the defending team, where a group of three defenders have to run for three minutes and avoid being tapped out by the chasers.
One point is awarded to the defending team for a Dream Run.)
When was the ‘International Kho-Kho Federation (IKKF)’ established?
Ans: 2018
(International Kho-Kho Federation- Established-2018, Headquarters- New Delhi, President- Sudhanshu Mittal)
Who is called the father of Kho-Kho game?
Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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