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{{Infobox sports competition event|event=2024 National Kho Kho Championship|venue=[[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]]|location=[[New Delhi, India]]|date=27 March - 1 April 2024}}<br />
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The '''56th National Kho Kho Championship''' took place from 27 March to 1 April 2024 in [[New Delhi, India]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kavthale |first=Sumeet |date=2024-03-28 |title=56th National Kho-Kho Championship begins in Delhi, Sumitra Mahajan attends opening ceremony |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/56th-national-kho-kho-championship-begins-in-delhi-sumitra-mahajan-attends-opening-ceremony-schedule-fixtures-dates-2024-03-28-923603 |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=India TV News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-02 |title=National Kho Kho: Maharashtra clinched title in both men and women category |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/national-kho-kho-maharashtra-clinched-title-in-both-men-and-women-category |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> The National championship is the top tournament in India, annually contested by the states, and the winner is declared as the National champion. [[Maharashtra]] won both the men's and women's titles in the 56th edition.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-01 |title=Maharashtra secure men and women's titles in National Kho Kho Championships |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/maharashtra-secure-men-and-womens-titles-in-national-kho-kho-championships/articleshow/108953242.cms |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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Kho kho, along with kabaddi are the two Indian traditional sports which are very popular in the country and the home grown sport are played for over thousand years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Utathya |date=2022-04-14 |title=Kho Kho, a kabaddi-like sport linked with Indian epic Mahabharata - know all about it |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/kho-kho-history-rules-how-to-play |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Olympics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kho Kho (India) - Traditional Sports |url=https://www.traditionalsports.org/traditional-sports/asia/kho-kho-india.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Traditional Sports |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kukalyekar |first=Aditya |date=2024-04-01 |title=Kho-Kho is India's homegrown sport and we need to take it to international level: Rajat Sharma |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/kho-kho-is-india-s-homegrown-sport-and-we-need-to-take-it-to-international-level-rajat-sharma-2024-04-01-924168 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=India TV News |language=en}}</ref> Besides cricket, the game has enjoyed good viewership, after the [[Ultimate Kho Kho|Ultimate kho kho]] league was introduced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the sport of kho-kho and its new ultimate avatar? |url=https://khelnow.com/kho-kho/kho-kho-origin-rules-and-evolution |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref><br />
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The kho kho National championships are organised by the [[Kho Kho Federation of India]] annually and the champion states are decided and awarded National titles in both men's and women's categories.<br />
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== Format ==<br />
The champion teams were presented {{INRConvert|3|l}} each and the runners-up won {{INRConvert|2|l}} each.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-04-01 |title=Maharashtra teams reign in National kho-kho |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/maharashtra-teams-reign-in-national-kho-kho/article68016827.ece |access-date=2024-04-03 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Men's edition ==<br />
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=== Playoffs ===<br />
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==== Semifinal 1 ====<br />
Maharashtra beat Kolhapur 30–28.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2024-04-01 |title=National Kho Kho: Maharashtra clinched title in both men and women category - www.lokmattimes.com |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/other-sports/national-kho-kho-maharashtra-clinched-title-in-both-men-and-women-category/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Lokmat Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==== Semifinal 2 ====<br />
Railways beat Odisha 24–22.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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==== Final ====<br />
Maharashtra beat Railways 52-50 (match lasted three innings because first two innings were tied).<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Women's edition ==<br />
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=== Playoffs ===<br />
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==== Semifinal 1 ====<br />
Maharashtra team defeated Odisha 24–20.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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==== Semifinal 2 ====<br />
Airport Authority of India defeated Delhi 32–10.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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==== Final ====<br />
Maharashtra beat Airport Authority of India 18–16.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Kho kho competitions in India]]<br />
[[Category:National championships]]<br />
[[Category:National championships by sport]]<br />
[[Category:National championships in India]]<br />
[[Category:Kho kho in India]]<br />
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