Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the Boys and Girls Kho Kho teams of Odisha for winning the bronze medals at the 40th Junior Kho Kho National Championship 2021 which was hosted by the Odisha Kho Kho Association.
As per the reports, the boys beat West Bengal, the Girls beat Karnataka to take the bronze medal at the championship that was held in Bhubaneswar from September 22 to September 26.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik quoted via Twitter- “Congratulations #Odisha Boys & Girls #KhoKho Teams on securing bronze medals at the 40th Junior #KhoKho Nationals. Wish you all the best for the future. #OdishaForSports”
40th Junior Kho Kho National Championship 2021 was also organised by the support from the Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, and KIIT (deemed University) under the aegis of the Kho Kho Federation of India. Over 600 players from 53 participating teams from states and union territories had participated in this championship. The teams had been divided into eight groups each for both boys and girls.