Indian men, women emerge Asian kho kho champions

Indian men’s and women’s teams defeated Nepal to clinch the Asian Kho Kho Championships titles on Thursday.
In the finals, Indian men defeated Nepal six points and an innings, while Indian women got the better of the same opponents, winning 33 points and an innings.
In the semifinals, Indian men had overcome Sri Lanka 45 points, while Nepal had defeated Bangladesh 12 points.
In the women’s category, India beat Bangladesh 49 points and an innings to secure a place in the final.
Nepal did not face much difficulty as they defeated Sri Lanka 59 points and an innings in the other semifinal.
A total of 16 teams (male and female) participated in this event. The participating countries were, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka and host India.