National Kho Kho Championship concludes in Odisha: Maharashtra emerge champions
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | September 26, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, Sep 26: The 40th Junior National Kho Kho Championship 2021 concluded in Odisha, today. After the grueling competition, Maharashtra clinched the women’s and the men's titles in the finals defeating Kolhapur and Delhi respectively. The Championship witnessed exciting matches over the five-day event with semifinals and finals particularly creating an electrifying atmosphere, with nail-biting matches that kept spectators glued to their seats. The men’s tournament witnessed a close encounter between the defending champion Maharashtra and Delhi. Delhi, qualifying to its first-ever finals in the tournament, fought hard but Maharashtra eventually managed to win the title by a margin of two points and an inning. In the women’s event, Maharashtra defeated Kolhapur by three points to retain their title as champions. Hosts Odisha finished in the third position alongside West Bengal and Karnataka in the men’s and women’s event respectively. It was a big improvement for Odisha as they had finished 5th and 13th in the women’s and men’s events respectively at the previous edition held in 2019. Cash prizes to the tune of Rs. 15.2 lakh for the winners, runners-up, third place finishers, and individual awardees were announced. While the winner took Rs 3 lakh each, the runners-up received Rs 2 lakh. Similarly the team finishing third received Rs 1 lakh. {"align":"center","id":138649,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} The 40th edition of the Junior National Kho Kho Championship held from September 22 to September 26 saw over 600 athletes from 53 participating teams from states and union territories vying for the crown in the men’s and women’s category respectively. This national championship was hosted by the Odisha Kho Kho Association, with support from the Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, and KIIT (deemed University) under the aegis of the Kho Kho Federation of India. The national championship will serve as the qualifier for the 4th Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Panchkula (Haryana) next year.
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