ORIGIN
South Asia
ANCIENT (FOLK) · SOUTH ASIA · TAG & CHASE
Kabaddi
A raider crosses into the opponents' half, tags as many defenders as possible and returns — while the defenders try to hold them down. No ball, no equipment: just breath, speed and grip.
1914 (RULES) · SOUTH ASIA · TAG & CHASE
Kho Kho
A chase game from Maharashtra, India: nine chasers sit in a line facing alternate ways, and only one may run at a time. The chase passes with a tap on the back and the call "kho!".