{"id":15445,"date":"2024-04-01T22:12:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/kho-kho-is-indias-homegrown-sport-and-we-need-to-take-it-to-international-level-rajat-sharma\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T22:12:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:12:50","slug":"kho-kho-is-indias-homegrown-sport-and-we-need-to-take-it-to-international-level-rajat-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/kho-kho-is-indias-homegrown-sport-and-we-need-to-take-it-to-international-level-rajat-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Kho-Kho is India&#8217;s homegrown sport and we need to take it to international level: Rajat Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/04\/77401-1711983126.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kho-Kho is India&#8217;s homegrown sport and we need to take it to international level: Rajat Sharma\" title=\"Kho-Kho is India&#8217;s homegrown sport and we need to take it to international level: Rajat Sharma\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : KHO KHO FEDERATION<\/span> India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma with the Maharashtra team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/rajat-sharma\" rel=\"noopener\">Rajat Sharma<\/a>, today (April 1), lauded India&#8217;s progress in Kho-Kho at the closing ceremony of 56th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship in New Delhi. He was one of the esteemed guests at the event alongside Rajeev Mehta (Asian Kho Kho Federation President), BJP&#8217;s Sudhanshu Mittal, JDU&#8217;s K.C. Tyagi and former IOA president Narender Batra. As many as 73 teams took part in the tournament that was played from March 28 and Maharastra&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams won the respective competitions.\u00a0  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Rajat Sharma, while speaking at the event, also lauded Sudhanshu Mittal, the president of the Kho Kho Federation of India for his efforts in order to take Kho-Kho in the country to the next level. &#8220;Kho-Kho is India&#8217;s homegrown sport and there is a need to take it forward to the international level. I would like to laud the president of the Kho-Kho Federation of India for his efforts. During his tenure, Kho-Kho in the country has reached a different level,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also believed that India will perform well in the World Cup to be played next year in England. &#8220;Kho-Kho is being played in 137 different countries today. The World Championship is set to be played next year in England and I am sure, India will definitely perform well in the tournament as the Kho-Kho in the country has improved a lot,&#8221; Rajat Sharma added further.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"atmidvid\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"G6Wl6vFKGmY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rajat Sharma National Kho kho Game: \u0928\u0947\u0936\u0928\u0932 \u0916\u094b-\u0916\u094b \u091a\u0948\u0902\u092a\u093f\u092f\u0928\u0936\u093f\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u092a\u0928 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0947 \u0930\u091c\u0924 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G6Wl6vFKGmY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the final matches played on the day, Maharashtra Women&#8217;s team defeated Airport Authority of India in a thrilling match by 18-16. Maharashtra skipper Sampada Mourya was one of the top players of the title clash. Airport Authority of India also put up a great show but they agonisingly fell short in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Even among men&#8217;s teams, Maharashtra won the championship beating Railways in the final. It was a thrilling encounter as well with both teams ending at 32-32 at regular time. The two teams locked horns yet again in a rematch and in that, Maharashtra clinched the thriller 52-50 to win the trophy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : KHO KHO FEDERATION India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma with the Maharashtra team India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, today (April 1), lauded India&#8217;s progress in Kho-Kho at the closing ceremony of 56th Senior National Kho-Kho Championship in New Delhi. 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