how many cross lanes are there in kho kho
eight
title: Kho kho text: not allowed to turn back while running and go between the players. However, the chaser can go to the pole and touch it and can go back or towards the other side. A Kho kho playing field is rectangular. It is in length and width. There are two rectangles at the end. The dimensions of each rectangle is . In the middle of these two rectangles, there are two wooden poles. The central lane's dimensions are . There are eight cross lanes which lie across the central lane, whose dimensions are . It makes the small rectangles and each of title: Kho kho text: them are (the two rectangles of near by the wooden poles are wide), at right angles to the central lane and divided equally into two parts of each by the central lane. At the end of the central lane, the free zone tangent to the post-line, two smooth wooden posts are fixed, high from the ground, and their circumference is no less than and no more than . The equipment used in Kho kho are poles/post, strings, metallic measuring tape, lime powder, wire nails, two watches, types of rings having inner circumference of and , score shots (like a whistle, title: Kho kho text: participating countries were Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Korea and host country India. The test series was played between India and England in January-February, 2017 at different venues in India namely Mumbai, Rajasthan and New Delhi. In 1999, "The Asian Kho Kho Federation" was established during the 3rd edition of the South Asian Games. Member countries included India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. The 1st Asian Championship was held at Kolkata in 1996 and the second championship at Dhaka, Bangladesh. India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Japan, Thailand were participants of this championship. Each team consists of twelve players, title: Kho kho text: than when it is on their same side). The rules of the game were framed in the beginning of the 20th century. Kho kho Kho kho is a popular tag sport from India. It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field, and 3 extra who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team. It is one of the two most popular traditional tag games in the Indian subcontinent, the other being Kabaddi. Apart from the Indian subcontinent, it is also played by the Indian community in South title: Kho kho text: of the sincere efforts of Shri Rajeev Mehta, President, KKFI & Secretary General, IOA. The participating countries were Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and host country India. This tournament was well organized under the leadership of Shri. M. S. Tyagi, Competition Director (Kho Kho). All the Asian countries appreciated and ensured of introducing the sport in their respective countries. 1st Asian Championship took place at Calcutta, West Bengal in 1996 followed by the 2nd Asian Championship in the year 2000 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 3rd Asian Championship was held in the month of April 2016 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The