A three-day State-level Invitational Men’s Floodlight Kho-Kho Tournament, organised by National Sports Club, Mysuru And Mysore District Kho-Kho Association, in memory of late Sanjay (National-level kho-kho player) and late C.R. Gururaj Rao (former State-level player), commenced last evening at Sougandhika Park in Kuvempunagar here. Totally eight teams from Hassan, Bhadravathi, Bengaluru, Mysuru and Kolar are participating in the Tournament.
Inaugurating the Tournament, District Minister G.T. Devegowda recalled that during yesteryears, games like Kho-Kho and Kabaddi were very popular adding that he had broken his arm playing Kabaddi. He opined that Kho-Kho helped to strengthen body and mind. However, he regretted that students were too pressurised to excel in academics.
