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Kho-Kho is a popular Indian sport played by two teams of twelve players each, who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team, only nine of the twelve players may enter the field of competition, at any one time.

Popularity
Kho-Kho ranks as one of the most popular traditional sports in India. With its origins in Maharashtra, Kho-Kho in ancient times, was played on 'raths' or chariots, and was known as Rathera.

Location
The game requires a very small piece of evenly surfaced ground, rectangular in shape, and 27m by 15m. The only equipment required are the two poles.

Age
Kho-Kho can be played by men, women, and children of all ages.

Ability
Kho-kho demands an above average level of physical fitness, strength, speed and stamina, and an aptitude ford dodging, feinting and the ability to provide bursts of controlled speed.

Description
In Kho-Kho, one team kneels in a row in the middle of the court, alternate members facing opposite directions. The other team send two players into the court. The kneeling team try and "tag" the opponents. The chasers can only run in one direction and cannot cut across the sitters (unlike the dodgers who can run randomly and in between the kneellers). The other option is to pass the chasing job to another kneeler. The chaser touches the sitter and shouts "kho" to signify the change.

Potential
The game objective is to tag all the opponents in the shortest time possible. If the second team takes longer, the former team wins.

Closely Related Activities
Kabaddi 346.

Cost
Like most Indian games, it is simple, inexpensive and enjoyable.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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