: Ultimate Kho Kho: From Spider Cam to poles, here’s how the playing area was set up in Pune #IndiaNEWS The badminton hall of the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune has a proven record when it comes to

Ultimate Kho Kho: From Spider Cam to poles, here’s how the playing area was set up in Pune #IndiaNEWS
The badminton hall of the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune has a proven record when it comes to hosting marquee sporting events in India. For Ultimate Kho Kho though, it fit the bill in what was something more essential than just having the capacity to seat crowds, provide air conditioning and lighting for a glitzy affair. It had an architectural design that allowed the main playing surface to be dug up.That was one of the first thing organisers had to figure out before selecting a venue for the first season of the UKK, which ends on Sunday as the Odisha Juggernauts and Telugu Yoddhas vie for the title.In a game of kho kho, the two poles placed 24 metres apart, are subject to a great deal of force. Players collide with it at the end of a full-hearted sprint. Some put their entire weight and momentum and use it to slingshot into a sprint after a 180-degree turn. For the poles to stay firm on the spot, the ground needs to be dug 16.5 inches and cemented.Meet Vishal, who went from a delivery job in Delhi to being in the final of Ultimate Kho Kho “We were looking at a venue in Gujarat ahead of this....Read more

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