page_title: Punjabi sports (India)
section_title: Khuddo khoondi (Punjabi: ਖਿੱਦੋ ਖੂੰਡੀ)
hierarchical_section_title: Punjabi sports (India) / Male sports and games / Khuddo khoondi (Punjabi: ਖਿੱਦੋ ਖੂੰਡੀ)
caption_attribution_description: English: Desi PlaygroundHarinderpal Singh
context_page_description: Punjabis play a wide variety of sports and games, ranging from modern games such as hockey and cricket, to the more traditional games such as Kabaddi, Kushtian and Khuddo khoondi. There are over 100 traditional games and sports of Punjab.
  To promote traditional games of Punjab, the state government has since 2014 been working on initiatives to promote the Punjab Rural Games. The games will include sports such as Kushtian in the state.
  The sports played in Punjab include the following:
context_section_description: Similar to field hockey, the game involves using a ball made of rags and a stick with a natural curve at one end. The stick would normally be a tree branch.
caption: Desi Playground
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