Patna: The Kho-Kho Federation of India has released the official schedule for the Kho-Kho event in the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games 2025, set to be held in Bihar. The competition will take place from May 5 to May 9 at the Bipard Open Ground in Gaya.
Kho-Kho Association of Bihar Secretary Neeraj Kumar Pappau said that Bihar will launch its campaign with opening matches on May 5—facing Punjab in the boys’ category and Uttar Pradesh in the girls’ category, both in the morning session.
He said, the event will be conducted in two daily sessions: the morning session beginning at 9:30 AM and the evening session at 3:30 PM. Four matches will be held in each session. League-stage matches will run from May 5 to May 7. On May 8, no matches are scheduled in the morning; the semi-finals will take place in the evening. The finals and third-place playoffs are scheduled for the morning session on May 9.
Pool Distribution
Boys Category
Pool A: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Bihar
Pool B: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh
Girls Category
Pool A: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar
Pool B: Karnataka, Odisha, Delhi, Tamil Nadu
Match Schedule
May 5
Boys:
Punjab vs Bihar
Karnataka vs Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh vs Odisha
Maharashtra vs Delhi
Girls:
Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar
Odisha vs Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra vs Punjab
Karnataka vs Delhi
May 6
Boys:
Uttar Pradesh vs Bihar
Maharashtra vs Andhra Pradesh
Punjab vs Odisha
Karnataka vs Delhi
Girls:
Maharashtra vs Bihar
Karnataka vs Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh vs Punjab
Odisha vs Delhi
May 7
Boys:
Odisha vs Bihar
Delhi vs Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh vs Punjab
Maharashtra vs Karnataka
Girls:
Punjab vs Bihar
Delhi vs Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra vs Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka vs Odisha
May 8
Semi-finals (Evening Session)
May 9
Third Place Matches and Finals
