{"id":46781,"date":"2025-01-19T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/?p=46781"},"modified":"2025-01-19T17:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T17:28:59","slug":"india-creates-history-historic-victory-of-indian-kho-kho-teams-in-the-inaugural-kho-kho-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/01\/19\/india-creates-history-historic-victory-of-indian-kho-kho-teams-in-the-inaugural-kho-kho-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"India Creates History : Historic Victory of Indian Kho Kho Teams in the Inaugural Kho Kho World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Teams Defeat Nepal to Clinch Titles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Odisha is proud to Sponsor the Indian National Kho Kho Teams : Sports Minister Shri Suryabanshi Suraj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This historic win on the global stage is a moment of pride and inspiration for India&#8217;s youth : Minister Shri Suraj<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhubaneswar ,19\/01\/2025 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat Mohapatra ): India has scripted history in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, defeating Nepal in both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s categories to secure a historic double victory.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46783 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-2-300x227.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-2-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-2.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-46782 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-1-300x202.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-1-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-1-110x75.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first-ever Kho Kho World Cup was held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, from 13th January to 19th January, with today&#8217;s finals witnessing India&#8217;s triumph over Nepal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian women&#8217;s team won with a score of 78-40, while the men&#8217;s team claimed victory with a score of 54-36.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46784 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-3-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-3-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-3.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the final match, Odisha&#8217;s Sports Minister, Suryabanshi Suraj, attended the event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium. After the victory, he congratulated the players.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46785 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-4-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-4-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-4.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking on the occasion, Minister Suraj said, Kho Kho is our indigenous sport. This historic victory in the inaugural World Cup fills us with pride and glory. As a proud sponsor of the Indian National Kho Kho Teams, Odisha is committed to support their growth. This golden victory marks a new chapter in Kho Kho&#8217;s legacy and will inspire millions of young athletes across the nation to pursue excellence in sports.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46786 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-5-300x171.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-5-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-5.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notably, Odisha players Magai Majhi and Subhashree Singh represented India in the women&#8217;s team, while Pabani Sabar was part of the men&#8217;s team. The Odisha government has\u00a0 sponsored the Indian National Kho Kho Teams from January 2025 to December 2027, committing Rs 5 crore annually, totaling Rs 15 crore over three years.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46787 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-6-300x233.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-6-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-6.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sponsorship aims to promote the development of Kho Kho and nurture the players for greater achievements on the global stage.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46788 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-7-300x175.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-7-300x175.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/KH-7.jpeg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Teams Defeat Nepal to Clinch Titles Odisha is proud to Sponsor the Indian National Kho Kho Teams : Sports Minister Shri Suryabanshi Suraj This historic win on the global stage is a moment of pride and inspiration for India&#8217;s youth : Minister Shri Suraj Bhubaneswar ,19\/01\/2025 ( Odisha Samachar \/ Rajat &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46781"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46789,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46781\/revisions\/46789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}