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Indian Kho Kho team gets financial support for International Championship in England
Ministry of Sports: Financial support to the Kho Kho Federation of India for participation in the First International Kho Kho Championship in England
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (I/C) Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the participation of Kho Kho team from India at the First International Kho Kho Championship in England from 1st to 4th September 2018.
The Ministry is standing with financial support from the Government of India. The approval means the government will extend financial support to the squad.
Financial support for the participation of the Kho Kho team in an International event has been approved for the first time in relaxation of extant guidelines of the Ministry.
The decision to provide financial support to the Kho Kho Federation of India for participation in the First International Kho Kho Championship in England has been taken with a view not only to give a fillip to this traditional Indian sports and sportspersons.
It is also added to pave the way for its future mainstreaming at the International level and its possible inclusion in multi-disciplinary sporting events like the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Olympics, etc.
Kho kho (Template: English KHO KHO) is a popular tag sport from India. It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field.
There are usually two referees standing on the opposite sides of the rectangular field. Both carry a stopwatch and each of them is responsible for giving a decision on their opposite side of the field.
