The other match in the boys’ section that attracted
attention were the ones between Jammu and Kashmir which the former won 25-23,
18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-09 after being taken the full distance. Most other
matches were stretched a bit but Assam downed Telangana 26-24, 25-16, 23-25,
25-23, Tamil Nadu won over Maharashtra 25-15, 25-15, 25-22, Gujarat beat Odisha
23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-12 and Rajasthan downed Haryana 25-23, 25-17, 19-25,
27-25.
In other pool matches, Manipur defeated Puducherry 25-27,
25-09, 25-10, 25-12, Chhattisgarh beat Goa 25-21, 25-21, 25-23 and Up accounted
for Kerala in straight sets of 25-13, 25-13, 25-12 and Gujarat posted a 22-25,
25-12, 25-10, 25-19 win over Himachal.
In girls’ matches, Haryana overcame a fighting Maharashtra
as the Delhi
neighbor won 25-16, 19-25, 25-21, 25-14. The other winners were Manipur against
Bihar (27-25, 25-15, 25-06, Chhattisgarh against Punjab 25-17, 28-26, 25-21
besides Telangana beating MP 25-21, 25-14, 25-04, Kerala winning over Punjab
25-14, 25-12, 25-14, Karnataka downing Uttrakhand 25-04, 25-11, 25-08 and
Punjab making amends with a 25-13, 25-10, 25-05 win over Bihar.
Karantaka won their second match as well beating
Chhattisgarh 25-22, 25-19, 25-22, UP beating Manipur 25-07, 25-06, 25-10 and
Telangana accounting for Uttarakhand 25-08, 25-11, 25-13.
With Delhi
being in the grip of severe cold, some of the players, particularly from down
south, were not only battling it out on the court but also the weather
conditions. Yet, there was no lack of enthusiasm among the members of all
participating teams and the organizers who are taking all care to keep the
players in the comfort zone.
Avdesh Coudhary, VFI president, is also overlooking the
arrangements made to take care of the players comfort along with organizers
Panthers Sports Society.
Press release
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