Certificate

This is to certify that Mr. Ayush Raj of class XII

(Science) of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan had
completed his project under his supervision. He has
taken proper care and shown almost sincerity in
completion of this project.
I certify that this project
is up to expectation and as per the guidelines by
C.B.S.E.

Teacher’s Signature:

Principal Signature:

Examiner Signature:
 Index
Topic Page No. Teacher’s Sign

Acknowledgement 3

Introduction(History of 4-6
Kho-Kho)
Latest Rule of the Game 7-10

Scoring in Kho-Kho 11

Officials in Kho-Kho 12

Field and Equipment’s 13-14

Tournaments and Venues 15-16

Fundamental skill of the 17-18

Game

Awards: National and 19-21

International
 Acknowledgment

I feel proud to present my investigatory project in

Physical Education on the topic “Kho-Kho”. This
project wouldn’t have been feasible without the
proper guidance of Physical Education teacher
“ ” who guided me throughout this
project in every possible way. Hard work has been
put in this project will prove to be a breeding
ground for the next generations of students and
will guide the mine very possible way.
 Introduction [History of Kho-Kho]

History goes back a long way, as it was first

started in the state of Maharashtra. The game has
been very popular in the Marathi speaking people.
This game for many years, was played in an
informal ways. In order to make the game very
popular, the Deccan Gymkhana Club of Poona
tried to formalize the game. The first edition of the
rules of Aryapatya Kho-Kho and Hu-Tu- Tu, was
published in 1935, by the newly founded Akhil
Maharashtra Shareeika Shikshan Mandal. In
order to suite the playing condition, some
amendments have been made.
One of the main points of a successful animal life
is “Active Chase” which is a fundamental principle
of the Indian game called Kho-Kho, synonymous
with the phrase “Game of recognized sport in the
ancient times even earlier to the oldest
mythological writings of classics- Mahabharata”.
The game of chase was then also regarded as
legend, as it used in phraseology as “putting Kho
to someone’s active chase meaning putting an
effective block and stopping the progress”. The
current adaptation of the game was actually an
adaptation about the times of World War I in
1914, but at the same time lacked exacting rules
and regulations that govern the games in the
modern times. There was neither any dimension to
the playground nor the poles which demarcate the
central line, and the factor was also missing.
In the year 1982, the game was included as part of
Indian Olympic Association and few years later
in 1989 saw the game as a “demonstration” in
‘Asian games’ festival. Some new reforms in the
game have taken place that has been incorporated
by the Asian Federation. The poles has been put a
little close distance at 23.5o meters and the
playground also increase in the width of 16
meters. The duration of the innings will last to 9
minutes. The year 1998 saw the first ever
International Championship organized in the
Indian city of Kolkata. Sponsors, who came from
different fields, have also been associated with the
game, and Bank of Maharashtra has developed
their first ever team of Professional players when
other likes Indian Railways are about to follow the
suit.
 Latest Rules of Kho-Kho

 Duration: (a)Each side consists of 9

Players.
(b)An innings will consist of
Chasing and running turns
which will be of seven
minutes duration.
(c)An interval of 5 minutes is
allowed after an inning and
2 minutes between 2 turns.
 The side of the chasers scores one point for
Putting out each runner.
 The chaser or runner has the option to end
the turn before the expiry of the allotted
time.
 The caption of the toss winning team will
have the choice of chasing or running.
 At the commencement of the game three
 runners are to get inside the court. As soon
as a runner is put out the next three
runners must enter the field before “Kho” is
given. If a runner fails to enter the field, he
is given out.
 A runner goes out by the following means:
(a)If touched by a chaser.
(b)If fails to enter the field when a
runner is given out.
(c)If he touches the seated chasers
twice.
 Rules of the Chasers:
(a) “Kho” is to be given from
behind a sitting chaser and
loudly.
(b) The seated chaser shall not get
up without getting “Kho”.
(c) An active chaser shall not
recede to give “Kho”.
(d) An active chaser shall not sit
down immediately after “Kho”.
(e) After getting “Kho” the sitting
chaser become active and
follows the direction he is
facing.
(f) An active chaser is not allowed
to cross the center line.
(g) He is to take the direction that
he has initially taken to the
different post.
(h) When the active chaser leave a
post, he shall go in the direction
of the other post remaining on
the side of the center line which
he was facing before leaving
the post.
(i) Chasers are not allowed to
obstruct runners while being
seated.
(j) The face (shoulder line) of an
active chaser must be in a
direction he has taken. He shall
not turn his face. He is only
allowed to turn his face parallel
to the center line.
(k) If a foul is committed by an
active chaser he will be directed
to go in the opposite direction of
his chaser as indicated by the
umpire and if a runner is put
out by this act he will not be
given out.
 Scoring in Kho- Kho

The side of the chasers scores 1 point for

putting out each runner. If one team scores 9
points more than the other team, the winning
team may ask the losers to chase without
losing their option to chase afterward. A
substitute shall be allowed to replace an injured
player at the discretion of the refree.
 Officials in Kho- Kho
(a) Two Umpires: They supervise the game
in their respective halves, divided by
the center line. A foul is indicated by
continuous short whistles till the foul
is corrected. An “out” is declared by a
short whistle.
(b) Refree: The refree helps the umpires and
gives the final decision in case of any
difference between them.
(c) Time-Keeper: He keeps the record of
time and hands it over to the score at
the end of an innings. He starts the
turn which is indicated by a long
whistle.
(d) Scorer: He keeps the record of runners
who are out and makes them sit.
(e) Assistant Scorer: He helps the scorer.
 Field and Equipment’s

I. Equipment’s: The required equipment in

Kho-Kho game is two watches, whistle,
measuring tape, line powder and
stationary to write results.
Kho-Kho playground is 29 meters long
and 16 meters wide in dimension. At each
end of the longer side of the rectangle is
two rectangles measuring 16 meter in
length and 2.75 meters wide. Wooden
pillar of 120cm height at the inner center
of the line of this rectangle. The
circumference of wooden pillar is between
these two wooden there are 8 pairs of
parallel line between these two wooden
pillar posts. Each pair of the line is 30 cm
away from each other.
II. Field: The Kho-Kho playground is
rectangular. It is 27 meters in length and
15 cm in breadth. There are two rectangles
at the end. One side of the rectangle is
16m and the other side is 2.7m. In the
middle of these two rectangles, there shall
be two wooden poles. The central lane is
21.6m long 30cm*30cm on the lane. There
are eight lanes which lie across the small
squares and each of it is 15m in length
and 30cm in breadth, at right angles to
the center. At the end of central lane, two
posts shall be fixed. The post shall be made
of wooden poles. The top of the post shall be
flat and free from any sharp edges.
 Tournaments & Venues

Kho-Kho tournaments as the game itself is very

inexpensive. It is one of the game among villagers.
Urban students have started like the game because
of its unique style and fun part. To make popular,
State Level Governments and National
Government have started many tournaments. The
State Level tournaments is between different
districts. Indian Government soon realized and
taken steps to recognize the game on national
level. Central Government promoted the game by
conducting different types of Kho-Kho
tournament.
Different Kho-Kho Tournaments are:
1. National Kho-Kho Championship
2.Nehru Gold Cup
 3.Federation Cup
Domestic Seasons and tournaments are:
1. National Championship
2.Junior National
3.Sub-Junior National Championship
4. School Championship
5. Mini School Championship
6. Primary Mini School
Championship
7. National Women Championship
8. All Indian Inter University
Championship and Federation Cup
 Fundamental Skill

1. Giving Kho and Chasing the runner: A

chaser must say “Kho” when he/she gives
signal to sitting chaser so that he can get off
from square and start chasing the runner. If
he fail to say this word a foul is noted and
considered as Kho-Kho rules is not allowed.
2. Fake Kho and Sudden Kho: Fake Kho is a
way to deviate the attention or disturb the
chaser, the chaser pretends that he gave Kho to
his fellow team mates but he is actually
chasing the runner.
In sudden Kho, the chaser gives immediate
Kho to team mate making it hard for runner
to avoid getting caught.
3. Choosing Direction: Chaser team player
must keep his foot out of box with care as his
foot will decide which way he will run to chase
the runner else a foul will be counted.
4. Diving: This takes a lot of training and
practice to perform. This is very effective
method of touching the chaser and catching
him. In this process chaser tries on active
runner to touch him out. One special type of
diving is Pole Diving. In this kind of diving
the runner make sure he takes support of
wooden pole and diving to touch the runner.
For developing above skills players follow some
specific Kho-Kho Training techniques.
 Kho-Kho Awards

Kho-Kho players receive different awards for

their dedication towards the game and their
outstanding performance throughout their
career. Some of these awards are as follows:
 Janaki Award: Kho-Kho awards for girl
players under age of 18. Janaki award is for
their outstanding performance in the game.
 Veer Abhimanyu Award: This award is for
Kho-Kho boy players under age of 18 for their
extra-ordinary performance in this traditional
games.
 Arjuna Awards: The Ministry of youth
affairs and Sports (Government of India)
recognize players and award them with
 Arjuna Award for their outstanding
achievement in Kho-Kho national Sports. The
award also includes Rs 500,000 with a scroll
and bronze statue of Arjuna. Through time the
range of the award is enlarged, and in the list
now include a significant number of sport
individuals who jumped to the pre- Arjuna
Award age. Furthermore, the number of
disciplines for which the awards is given has
been increased to include indigenous matches
and even the physically handicapped category.
 Eklavya Award for Men: The government
of Karnataka recognized Eklavya Award for
Kho-Kho game. The government of Karnataka
awards the medal to the man who performed
with enthusiasm and passion. Adarsha CP
received Eklavya Award for his dedication
towards game Kho-Kho in the year 2008.
 Rani Laxmi Bai Award for Women: The
award includes prize money of 100,000 for
 exceptional performance by women in Kho-Kho
game.
 Dronacharya Award: The award is for
those coaches who show excellent performance
in teaching the tactics of the game to the
players. Dronacharya Kho-Kho game award
includes a cash prize of Rs 7, 00,000, a scroll
of honour statue and a bronze statue of
Dronacharya. Gopal Purushottam Phadka
received the award in the year 2000 for
excellent service.
 Shiv Chhatrapati Kho-Kho Award: Shiv
Chhatrapati Award includes the trophy and
Rs 25000 cash with a blazer and a citation.
The State Government of Maharashtra gives
this award.