Shri Shekar Dharwadkar won arjuna award for his excellent performance in kho-kho... he is a resident of Pune now working as a financial advisor
Partham.arjun award
Totally 9 active players from a team will be allowed.
Each team consists of twelve players, but only nine players take the field for a contest.
in 2002, Mantu Ghosh won the arjuna award in table tennis
Satish Rai
Kho Kho, is a sport that is played in Bangladesh and is taken part by twelve players either side, but only nine players either side take part in the game of play.
Kho- Kho is an Indian game. It is popular in the whole of India. It originated at Pune Gymkana in the state of Maharashtra. Its team in India is called Kho- Kho Federation of India (K.K.F.I). Kho- Kho is a game played in 2 innings by 12 nominated players out of 15, on each side. Initially 9 players start the game and 3 are kept reserve. One team becomes the chasers and the other the defenders or runners. In the game, the chaser pursues the runners; tags and touches them and makes them out. Each team has to chase and defend for 9 minutes twice in a match.
kho-kho is a game
In Kho-Kho, players typically wear t-shirts and shorts, along with rubber-soled athletic shoes. The uniform is meant to be comfortable, breathable, and allow for ease of movement during the game.
Kho- Kho is a game played in 2 innings by 12 nominated players out of 15, on each side. Initially 9 players start the game and 3 are kept reserve. One team becomes the chasers and the other the defenders or runners. In the game, the chaser pursues the runners; tags and touches them and makes them out. Each team has to chase and defend for 9 minutes twice in a match.
Kho kho is called "kūṣṭhiballī" in Sanskrit.