India Men's and Women's teams win Kho Kho World Cup 2025 titles

In the inaugural edition of the Kho Kho World Cup, Indian Women’s and Men’s teams were crowned as the World Champions. Women Team India secured a commanding victory with a score of 78-40 against the Nepal women’s team in the final match of the World Cup 2025 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. Later, in the Men’s Final match, India defeated Nepal by 54-36 at the same venue on Sunday. The “Team in Blue” dominated the game right from the first turn, employing well-executed strategies that kept Nepal on the back foot. The Indian players showcased their natural, aggressive style of play, leading to a well-deserved triumph and bringing home the trophy. The Indian Women’s Team secured a big win against Nepal by 78-40 in the Finals and lifted the trophy in the inaugural World Cup. The Indian team took control right from the first turn and successfully kept Nepal under their strategies.Nepal won the toss and sent India out to attack first, a move that would backfire on the visitors, as the hosts would willingly take the chance to rack up the points and the pressure on the opponents out the gate.That is exactly what India would achieve, as they ran out the first batch of defenders from Nepal – Saraswoti, Puja and Dipa – in a mere 50 seconds to set the tone for Turn 1.

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Nepal would recoup and find some momentum to chip away at India’s lead. But, they would be no match for the speed and agility of Ingle and co. as Turn 2 came to an end at 35-24, with India holding an 11-point lead. Priyanka Ingle and her teammates would only continue to dominate as the attacking side in Turn 3 as well, eliminating over six batches of defenders, to take a towering 73-24 lead over Nepal.