Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Kho Kho Championship | |
| Sport | Kho Kho |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996(M) 2016 (W) |
| First season | 1996 (M) 2016 (W) |
| Administrator | Asian Kho Kho Federation |
| Countries | AKKF Members |
| Headquarters | New Delhi (India) |
| Continent | AKKF (Asia) |
| Most recent champions |  India (4 title)(M) India (2 title) (W) |
| Most titles | India (4 titles) (M) India (2 title) (W) |
| Qualification | Kho Kho World Cup |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and thenknockout stage |
| Official website | Website |
TheAsian Kho Kho Championship is an internationalkho-kho tournament for Asian countries byAsian Kho Kho Federation (AKKFI). Four editions have been held so far: three in India, and one in Bangladesh.[1]
| Jurisdiction | Asia |
|---|---|
| Membership | 12 members |
| Abbreviation | AKKF |
| Founded | 1987; 39 years ago (1987) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi,India |
| President | Rajeev Mehta |
| Secretary | Rani Tiwari |
The first edition of the tournament was held inKolkata, 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 inDhaka, Bangladesh in 2000.[2]
India won in both the men's and women's category in the 3rd edition in 2016, hosted inIndore, India.[3]
Thefourth edition was hosted in 2023 inAssam, India, and both the men's and women's categories were won by India.[4] 10 countries participated,[5] and it was hosted by theKho Kho Federation of India.[6]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Points | Runner-up | Third place | Points | 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 | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | |||
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||
| 2016 details | Indore | India | Bangladesh | Nepal | None | ||
| 2023 Details | Assam | India | 33 Points | Nepal | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | |