The Kho Kho events at the National Games 2025 will commence on Tuesday (January 28) and conclude on Saturday (February 1) at the Chaukhamba Hall, Manaskhand Khel Parisar, IGISC in Haldwani.
The men's and women's events will consist of eight teams, drawn into two groups of four teams each. The men's section of Pool A consists of Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Uttarakhand, while Odisha, Delhi, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu are pitted in Pool B.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, and Uttarakhand are drawn in Pool A of the women's section. Meanwhile, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh are in Pool B.
Each team will play three group-stage matches from January 28 to 30. The top two teams from each group will compete in the semi-finals on January 31, while the summit clash of both men's and women's will take place on February 1.
National Games 2025: Kho Kho groups
Men's Section
Pool A: Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttarakhand
Pool B: Odisha, Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
Women's Section
Pool A: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand
Pool B: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh
National Games 2025: Schedule and match timings (All times in IST)
Men's event
Tuesday, January 28
Odisha vs Chhattisgarh, 9:00 am
Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand, 11:00 am
Karnataka vs Kerala, 6:00 pm
Andhra Pradesh vs West Bengal, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 29
Maharashtra vs Kerala, 9:00 am
Odisha vs West Bengal, 10:00 am
Karnataka vs Uttarakhand, 6:00 pm
Andhra Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh, 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 30
Kerala vs Uttarakhand, 9:00 am
West Bengal vs Chhattisgarh, 10:00 am
Maharashtra vs Karnataka, 6:00 pm
Odisha vs Andhra Pradesh, 7:00 pm
Women's event
Tuesday, January 28
Maharashtra vs Uttarakhand, 10:00 am
Odisha vs Tamil Nadu, 12:00 pm
Karnataka vs West Bengal, 4:00 pm
Delhi vs Gujarat, 5:00 pm
Wednesday, January 29
Maharashtra vs West Bengal, 11:00 am
Odisha vs Gujarat, 12:00 pm
Karnataka vs Uttarakhand, 4:00 pm
Delhi vs Tamil Nadu, 5:00 pm
Thursday, January 30
West Bengal vs Uttarakhand, 11:00 am
Gujarat vs Tamil Nadu, 12:00 pm
Maharashtra vs Karnataka, 4:00 pm
Odisha vs Delhi, 5:00 pm