‘Matti se Mat Tak’, says KKFI chief Sudhanshu Mittal before the first Kho Kho match on Aug 14

New Delhi: Ahead of the beginning of the Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK), Sudhanshu Mittal, the president of the Kho Kho Federation of India addressed the Media. While addressing the reporters, Mr Mittal said the Indian game has now attained its presence across the world.

”With Ultimate Kho Kho, the sport will touch new heights. We will make sure that our own sport gets love and recognition in the world,” added Mittal.

Notably, everyone has played Kho Kho during their Lifetime. In the last five years, the game of Kho Kho has undergone a sea change.

“The Government of India has been very kind and considerate to include the Kho Kho in the priority list of sports for Jobs under sports quota. It has also been included in the All India Police Sports Control Board (AIPSCB) sports curriculum. This will provide the opportunity to the poor and deprived young Kho Kho players of our Villages to be recruited in the CAPFs and police organisations in India, Mittal said.

”We have also organised the National Kho Kho League for women in June 2022 at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, and three more similar leagues are planned for women in sub-junior, Junior, and Senior categories with financial Grants from MYAS/SAI,” he added.

According to Mittal, the Asia Cup will be played from October 12 between 12 Asian countries in Delhi.

Ultimate Kho Kho to begin on August 14

The first game will be played on August 14 and the much-awaited event will end on September 4, 2022. The matches can be watched on Sony Live between 7 PM to 10 PM.

In the tournament, six teams will participate. The team are: Chennai Quick Guns owned by KLO Sports, Gujarat Giants owned by Adani Sportsline, Mumbai Khiladis owned by Badshah & Punit Balan, and Odisha Juggernauts owned by the Government of Odisha, Rajasthan Warriors owned by Capri Global, and Telugu Yoddhas owned by GMR Sports.