<P> A Kho kho playing field is rectangular . It is 36 by 18 metres ( 118 ft × 59 ft ) in length and width . There are two rectangles at the end . The dimensions of each rectangle is 16 m × 2.75 m ( 52.5 ft × 9.0 ft ) . In the middle of these two rectangles , there are two wooden poles . The central lane 's dimensions are 2,350 cm × 30 cm ( 925 in × 12 in ) . There are eight cross lanes which lie across the central lane , whose dimensions are 1,600 cm × 30 cm ( 630 in × 12 in ) . It makes the small rectangles and each of them are 16 m × 2.3 m ( 52.5 ft × 7.5 ft ) ( the two rectangles of near by the wooden poles are 2.5 m ( 8 ft 2 in ) wide ) , at right angles to the central lane and divided equally into two parts of 7.85 m ( 25.8 ft ) 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 , 120 cm ( 47 in ) high from the ground , and their circumference is no less than 30 cm ( 12 in ) and no more than 40 cm ( 16 in ) . 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 30 cm ( 12 in ) and 40 cm ( 16 in ) , score shots ( like a whistle , for instance ) , and equipment to record the results . </P>
<P> A Kho kho playing field is rectangular . It is 36 by 18 metres ( 118 ft × 59 ft ) in length and width . There are two rectangles at the end . The dimensions of each rectangle is 16 m × 2.75 m ( 52.5 ft × 9.0 ft ) . In the middle of these two rectangles , there are two wooden poles . The central lane 's dimensions are 2,350 cm × 30 cm ( 925 in × 12 in ) . There are eight cross lanes which lie across the central lane , whose dimensions are 1,600 cm × 30 cm ( 630 in × 12 in ) . It makes the small rectangles and each of them are 16 m × 2.3 m ( 52.5 ft × 7.5 ft ) ( the two rectangles of near by the wooden poles are 2.5 m ( 8 ft 2 in ) wide ) , at right angles to the central lane and divided equally into two parts of 7.85 m ( 25.8 ft ) 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 , 120 cm ( 47 in ) high from the ground , and their circumference is no less than 30 cm ( 12 in ) and no more than 40 cm ( 16 in ) . 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 30 cm ( 12 in ) and 40 cm ( 16 in ) , score shots ( like a whistle , for instance ) , and equipment to record the results . </P>
how many cross lanes are there in kho kho
how many cross lanes are there in kho kho
eight
eight