Maharashtra Boys and Girls teams continued with their easy victories in the 40th National Kho Kho Championships today at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, Bhubaneshwar. While the Maharashtra Boys beat Manipur 18- 5, the Girls team beat Telangana 23-3. Kolhapur which has direct entry in this competition, also put up a good show, with their Boys and Girls teams winning their last group matches to qualify for last 16.
Action photo during Girls Kho Kho Match
For Maharashtra Boys, Saurabh Ahire, Dheeraj Bhave and Kiran Vesave gave all round performance, while for Maharashtra Girls Deepali, Gauri, Sarita and Janhavi proved their supremacy.
Kolhapur which has direct entry in this competition, also put up a good show, with their Boys and Girls teams winning their last group matches to qualify for last 16. For Kolhapur Boys Sushant Hazare was the top scorer against Madhya Bharat, while Swatiscored maximum points for Kolhapur girls in their 10-7 win against Rajasthan.