World Cup 2025: The Results
The inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, New Delhi, January 13-19, 2025. 23 nations. Team USA's first-ever international tournament.
Group C results
USA 95 - 38 Poland (WIN)
USA 62 - 62 South Korea (DRAW)
USA 26 - 85 Bangladesh
USA 22 - 111 Sri Lanka
We finished 3rd of 5 in Group C with our first international win, against Poland, and a dramatic tie with South Korea. Watch the Korea highlights here.
Rules of Kho Kho
Most American's aren't familiar with the rules of Kho Kho, one of the oldest tag style games in the world. It originated in India thousands of years ago, take a look below at the simple rules of Kho Kho.
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Each team has nine players
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One Team chases and one team defends
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Only one chaser can be running at a time
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Chasers can only run one direction
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Defenders can cross the center line, but chasers cannot
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Chasers can tag a teammate facing the opposite direction to switch places
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Teams compete in four, 7-minute innings
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Chasers must shout "Kho" when switching places
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Chasers earn 1 point for tagging
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Defenders earn 1 point for every defender who remains for 3 minutes
US Kho Kho Merch
All proceeds benefit the non-profit US Kho Kho Association.
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