New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The capital witnessed the launch of the Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) Junior Championship on the National Sports Day on Friday.

The championship, a grassroots initiative for India's most popular indigenous sports, seeks to hone potential stars of the future.

The two-day tournament is bringing together 32 school teams from Delhi and NCR, offering a platform for young athletes to showcase their skills and compete for top honours, as per a UKK press release.

Driven by the Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) League, the tournament will fuel the grassroots fire by bringing India's traditional sport into schools, with prize money worth Rs 31,000 for winners, Rs 21,000 for runners-up, and Rs 11,000 each for two third-place finishers. More t...