India took home India won the Kho Kho the world championship for 2025. It won both the women’s and male’s title by beating Nepal. In the final Kho Kho game was held in the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium located in New Delhi. In the Kho Kho awards winners list for 2025 is available at the official international Olympics website. It also contains details about the results of the tests. The Indian women and the men beat Nepal in the final by a huge margin.

Key Takeaways

• Kho Kho World Cup 2025 was held in New Delhi from 13th January until 19th January.
• Kho Kho Federation of India created Kho Kho in collaboration with the Indian Olympic Association. from The Indian Olympic Association.
• The Kho Kho World Cup game was inaugurated by Vice-President of India Honorable Jagdeep Dhankar on January 13, 2025.
• Twenty countries’ teams of men’s and 19 teams of women’s teams took part in the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.
• *The Maharashtra government honoured its nine state players as per the Kho Kho awards winners list 2025to motivate the players. Each player have been given the sum of Rs. 2.25 crores.
• *The Karnataka state government has also declared a cash award of the sum of Rs. 5 lakhs to state players who took part at the Kho Kho World Cup 2025.

Rules of Kho Kho Game

1. Kho Kho is a popular game played in India dating back to around a thousand years long ago. Two teams played in the game. One team played as a team that chased, while the other one was a defender team. Both the chasing and defensive team of Kho Kho comprise of twelve players. The team who wins the toss chooses the first which team to pick, “chase” or “defense.”.
2. The nine players of the team of chasers are seated in the middle of the court, acting as chasers. Three players from the defense team are seated as defensive players. The chaser attempts to get the defender to catch or tag him. Another crucial requirement for the chaser is to be seated opposite sides in a row. nine chasers, often known as the active chaser begins the game by stepping into any of the zones that are free. The active chaser is trying to snag three defenders using the palm.
3. The chaser is not able to traverse the boundaries that is the center lane and he must remain in the same direction he’s pursuing. If he wishes to change direction, then he must come back to the free zone, and then alter the direction by hitting the pole. The chaser who was active tagged the chaser inactive to give the chase. He called out “Kho”. The chaser tagged is active and the previous chaser is inactive.
4. If a chaser is able to hit a defender, then the team that is chasing earns one point. The entire time in an innings can be nine minutes and defenders are trying at sending three sturdy defenders to consume the duration. When the nine minutes are completed, the team that is defending is referred to as the chaser, and they continue playing exactly the same way.

Kho kho awards winners list 2025

The men’s Kho Kho Championship is won by India against Nepal by 54-36 points. However Women’s Kho Kho team of India scored 78-40 points in their final match with Nepal and also won the World Cup jointly with the men’s Kho Kho team. Here is the full results from India during this year’s Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025.

Score for Men’s World Cup Championship 2025 score:

January 13: India vs Nepal, Points 42 (India) – 37 (Nepal)

The 14th of January: India Vs. Brazil Points 64 (India) 34 (Brazil)

The 15th of January: India Vs. Peru Points 70 (India) 38 (Peru)
The 16th of January: India against. Bhutan (Puncts 71 (India) (India) – 34 (Bhutan)

17. January: India against. Sri Lanka 100 points (India) 40 (Sri Lanka)

The 18th of January: India Vs. South Africa (Points 62 (India) 42 (South Africa)

19. January India Vs. Nepal points 54 (India) (India) – 36 (Nepal)

Score for Women’s World Cup Championship 2025’s score:

The 14th of January: India against. South Korea Points 175 (India) to 18. (South Korea)

The 15th of January: India against. Iran 100 points (India) – – 16 (Iran)

16. January India Vs. Malaysia Points 100 (India) 20 (Malaysia)

17. January India Vs. Bangladesh Points 109 (India) 16 (Bangladesh)

The 18th of January: India Vs. South Africa (Puncts 16 (India) 16. (South Africa)

The 19th of January: India Vs. Nepal (Punctuails 78 (India) 40 (Nepal)

FAQ:

Who won the Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025?
India has won their first Kho Kho World Cup Championship 2025 in the match against Nepal in both women’s and men’s championships.

What are the necessary skills to work on Kho Kho?
The athlete should possess the ability to judge, run strength, co-ordination with others and loyalty.