New Delhi: In the 56th National Kho Kho Championship going on in the capital Delhi, several matches were played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Karnail Singh Stadium, in which players from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra performed brilliantly and led their teams to victory.
In the men’s category, Uttar Pradesh defeated Gujarat by 2 points in a thrilling match. In the last 10 seconds, the players of Uttar Pradesh, with their excellent technique and extreme agility, won by scoring 32 points against Gujarat’s 30 points. In this match, UP’s Suresh and all-rounder Shivam Patel performed brilliantly as excellent defenders. Also, the performance of Bhatt Govind of Gujarat was also noteworthy.
In another league match, Karnataka defeated Uttarakhand by 32-20 points. In another exciting match, Visakh of Kerala scored 6 runs for the team while remaining not out in 2 minutes 30 seconds and Shivin scored 4 runs while remaining unbeaten in 2 minutes 50 seconds, giving Kerala 10 points and an innings against Chandigarh. Got victory from.
In the one-sided match played in the women’s category, Maharashtra defeated Assam by 26 points, thanks to the brilliant performance of Ashwini, Sampada and Apeksha. In another match, West Bengal defeated Chhattisgarh by 4 points. In the match between Kolhapur and Uttarakhand, Kolhapur won by 18 points.
Thanks to the brilliant performance of defender Komal and raider Prachi, Rajasthan defeated Telangana by 8 points. In this match, raiders Krishna Lamba and Anushka of Telangana team performed well but failed to lead their team to victory.
In another match held late in the evening, Andhra Pradesh defeated Jharkhand by 14 points. On the basis of Hemwati’s excellent defense and Poojita’s excellent attack, Andhra Pradesh scored 34 points, while Jharkhand had to be satisfied with only 20 points.
