Kho-Kho trials for Maharashtra's Khelo India Youth Games teams to be held in Pune on Nov 6

Young kho-kho players from Maharashtra will get a chance to represent the state at the eighth Khelo India Youth Games 2026. The state-level selection trials for Maharashtra's boys' and girls' teams will be held on November 6 at the Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune.

The eighth Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Telangana from December 11 to 22, 2026. The trials are being held to pick the kho-kho teams that will play for Maharashtra in the national event. They are being organised in association with the Directorate of Sports and Youth Services, Maharashtra State, Pune.

Players who wish to take part have been asked to reach the Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi by 9 am on November 6. Players fit for the boys' and girls' teams will be chosen on the basis of their skill and performance on the field.

Players must bring certain documents with them to the trials. These include an Aadhaar card or passport, a Class 10 certificate, an original birth certificate and a school bonafide certificate. The birth certificate must have been issued within five years of the player's date of birth. Players have also been asked to bring sports shoes needed for practice and the trials.

Food has been arranged for the players on the day of the trials. They have been asked to arrive on time and to keep the required documents and sports gear with them.

The information was given in a press note by Prof. Dr. Chandrajit Jadhav, general secretary of the Maharashtra Kho-Kho Association. Players and their families who want more information can contact Santosh Babal, the association has said.