But it was the match between Himachal Pradesh girls and
Andhra Pradesh that took the most attention which Himachal won in four sets of
25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22.
But for this outing all other pool matches were more or less
one-sided with the fancied team cross the line without a hiccup in both
sections.
As for the Delhi
boys, their match was never a cakewalk but they had a very good combination
that helped them overcome a stiff resistance from Andhra boys. After taking the
first set with bare minimum points at 25-23, they made a strong comeback to
beat them in the next two rather easily. Price was the star cast for the Delhi team as his intense
spiking ability put the team ahead of their rivals.
Uttarakhand beat Goa in
straight sets of 25-12, 25-8, 25-23. By the time Goa
came with some kind of the fight in the last, it was too late and too little
for them. Similarly, Manipur downed Jharkhand 25-18, 25-18, 25-18 with the
latter not able to do much against a good northeast outfit.
In other girls matches, Maharashtra downed Odisha 25-4,
25-9, 25-5 and Uttar Pradesh defeated Bihar
25-4, 25-4, 25-6. Bihar proved to be a mismatch for UP as they kept spiking and
things were only made easy, thanks to Bihar ’s
loose defence.
Earlier, the championships were inaugurated by Volleyball
Federation president Avdesh Choudhary and secretary-general Ramavtat Jhakar.
The championships are organized by Panthers Sports Society
and the event is happening after 30 years in Delhi .
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