Asian Kho Kho Championship | |
Current Season: | 2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship |
Sport: | Kho Kho |
Founded: | 1996 |
Inaugural: | 1996 |
Administrator: | Asian Kho Kho Federation |
Countries: | AKKF Members |
Headquarters: | New Delhi (India) |
Continent: | AKKF (Asia) |
Champion: | (4th title) |
Most Champs: | (4 titles) |
Qualification: | World Kho Kho Championship |
Tournament Format: | Round-robin and then knockout stage |
Levels: | 1 |
The Asian Kho Kho Championship is an international kho-kho tournament for Asian countries. Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh.[1]
The first edition of the tournament was held in Kolkata, India in 1996, and was contested by 5 teams. India defeated Bangladesh in the final.[2]
The second edition was contested by 7 teams and took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2000.
India won in both the men's and women's category in the 3rd edition in 2016, hosted in Indore, India.[3]
The fourth edition was hosted in 2023 in Assam, India, and both the men's and women's categories were won by India.[4] 10 countries participated,[5] and it was hosted by the Kho Kho Federation of India.[6]
Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=23 bgcolor=ffffff | Final | width=1% rowspan=23 bgcolor=ffffff | Third place match | ||||||
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width=15% | Champion | width=9% | Points | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | Third place | width=9% | Points | width=15% | Fourth place |
1996 Details | Kolkata | India | Bangladesh | ||||||||
2000 Details | Dhaka | India | Bangladesh | ||||||||
2016 Details | Indore | India | 11 Points | Bangladesh | Nepal | Sri Lanka | |||||
2023 Details | Assam | India | 6 Points | Nepal |