34th National Kho-Kho Championship for Sub Junior Maharashtra Wins Double Gold Crown Satara’s Prasad Balip Receives Bharat Award, and Sangli’s Vedika Tamakhde is Honored with Ila Award

 

34th National Kho-Kho Championship for Sub Junior

Maharashtra Wins Double Gold Crown

Satara’s Prasad Balip Receives Bharat Award, and Sangli’s Vedika Tamakhde is Honored with Ila Award

Jharkhand, October 2 – The Maharashtra boys' and girls' teams secured the championship title and a double gold crown at the ongoing 34th National Kho-Kho Championship held at Albert Ekka Stadium in Pushpur. This marks the boys' team’s ninth consecutive title and the girls’ seventh title. Prasad Balip from Satara received the Bharat Award for Best Player, while Vedika Tamakhde from Sangli was honored with the Ila Award.

The boys' final between Maharashtra and Telangana was fiercely contested. After trailing by one point at halftime, Maharashtra ultimately won the match 24-15, clinching the victory by a nine-point margin. Key performances for Maharashtra included Bhimsing Vasave with 2 minutes of defense and 1 out, Shri Dalvi with 1 minute and 10 seconds of defense and 1 out, Prasad Balip with 1 minute and 2 seconds of defense and 3 outs, Sachin Thorat with 1 minute and 10 seconds of defense and 1 out, and Vinayak Bhange with 1 minute and 20 seconds of defense. Telangana’s Sundar contributed significantly with 1 minute of defense and 8 outs.

In the girls' final, Maharashtra easily defeated Karnataka by 18 points. Leading 14-4 at halftime, Maharashtra won the match 26-8. Vedika Tamakhde provided a strong defense for 5 minutes in the first inning, supported by Siddhi Bhosale, who had 1 minute and 30 seconds of defense and took out 5 players. Shravan Tamakhde went undefeated with 3 minutes of defense and took out 2 players, while Gauri Jadhav took out 3 players. Karnataka's Inchra managed 2 outs in 1 minute and 30 seconds of defense, and Gautami gave a strong fight with 1 minute and 40 seconds of defense and 1 out.

After the matches, the coaches and manager give full credited to the players for their victory. Dr. Chandrajeet Jadhav, the Jt. Secretary of the Indian Kho-Kho Federation and Secretary of Maharashtra Kho-Kho Association, praised the players for their double championship win. Maharashtra Kho-Kho Association President Sanjeevraje Naik Nimbalkar, Chairman Sachin Godbole, Treasurer Govind Sharma, Sandeep Tawade, and other officials also lauded the young athletes.