The Indian males’s group after clinching the title on the 4th Asian Kho Kho championship that concluded in Assam’s Tamulpur on March 23.
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The Indian males’s and women’s groups clinched the titles on the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships that concluded at Tamulpur in north-central Assam’s Baksa district on Thursday.
Tamulpur is within the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and about 75 km north of Guwahati.
In the finals, the Indian males defeated Nepal by 6 factors and an inning whereas the Indian women outwitted their Nepal opponents by 33 factors and an inning.
In the semi-finals earlier within the day, the Indian males overcame the Sri Lankan problem by 45 factors. Nepal defeated Bangladesh by 12 factors with 1.5 minutes to spare within the different semi-final.
In the women’s semi-final, India beat Bangladesh by 49 factors and an inning. In the second semi-final, Nepal coasted to victory over Sri Lank by 59 factors and an inning.
“Being an Indian, it feels great to win the game which was initiated in India. At the same time, it is equally exciting to witness the participating countries doing so well in the matches,” Team India captain Akshay Bhangre mentioned after lifting the trophy.
He additionally thanked the group at Tamulpur for supporting the groups all through the event. “It was a great atmosphere here. The support of the crowd can motivate the players to give their best,” Mr. Bhangre mentioned.
In each males’s and women’s classes, the third place was shared by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The victorious Indian women’s group.
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Altogether, 16 groups (each female and male) participated on this occasion. The collaborating nations had been Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea and Sri Lanka moreover host India.
The occasion was organised by the Kho Kho Federation of India and was hosted by the Assam Kho Kho Association with help from the BTR authorities. The authorities of Assam additionally backed the competitors.
About 500 gamers and officers participated within the occasion. The matches had been held on mats and a makeshift indoor stadium with a capability to accommodate about 7,000 folks was arrange on the venue – the Tamulpur Higher Secondary School floor.
This was the primary occasion of the Asian occasion having been organised at a semi-rural venue in contrast to the primary three in city areas – Kolkata, Dhaka and Indore.
Ranjana Sarania of Tamulpur who represented the Indian women’s group within the event was felicitated through the closing ceremony. BTR chief Pramod Boro introduced ₹10 lakh for the 18-year-old.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Assam Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, Assam Ministers Pijush Hazarika, U.G. Brahma and Assam Director-General of Police G.P. Singh had been among the many dignitaries who attended the closing ceremony.
