Bihar volleyball teams for Junior National announced

Patna, April 15, 2017: Bihar teams for the 43rd Junior National Volleyball Championships to be held in Ernakulam from April 18 to 25, have been announced here on Saturday.

Bihar Volleyball Association secretary Ramashish Prasad Singh said Shivesh Kumar would the manager while Rajesh Kumar would be the coach of the girls' team.

Teams (boys): Ankit, Abhishek, Sunny, Pawan, Ramashankar, Rohit, Sandesh, Sameer, Nitish, Gaurav, Ram Kumar, Pushpit Pallav. Vikash Kumar Singh (manager) and Surendra Choudhary (coach).

Girls: Babli, Riya Kumari, Vinita, Supriya, Tetri Kumari, Goldy, Deepa Bharti, Beauty, Pinki, Julie, Koma; Kumari and Ojaswini Kumari.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Bihar volleyball teams for Junior National announced

Patna, December 2, 2015: Bihar Volleyball Association on Wednesday announced state teams for the 42nd Junior National Championships to be held in Chapra from December 8 to 13.

Boys: Ashish Kumar (Bettiah), Nitesh Kumar, Pappu Kumar, Raguvansh Kumar (all Nalanda), Rajat Kumar, Rupak Kumar (both Samastipur), Rohit Kumar (Naugachhia), Aayush Dutt (Darbhanga), Bhuvan Bhaskar (Saran), Adarsh Narayan and Aman Kumar (both Rohtas). Stand byes: Awadhesh Kumar (Samastipur), Kunal Bharti (Bhagalpur), Aman Kumar (Saran) and Raj Kumar (Darbhanga).

Girls: Neelam (Police Academy), Ananya (Bhagalpur), Kalpana Jha (Begusarai), Sweety Kumari (Begusarai), Aarti Kumari (Bhagalpur), Beauty Singh (Kaimur), Chandni Kumari (Rohtas), Varsha Kumari (Rohtas), Anand Seth, Roshni Kumari, Varsha Kumari (all Supaul) and Komal Kumari (Sheikhpura).

Stand byes: Anju Kumari (Rohtas), Akshita Kumari (Police Academy).

Patna youth volleyball team named

Patna, January 17, 2014: Patna District Volleyball Association (PDVA) secretary Sunil Singh on Friday announced its team for the Bihar State Youth Volleyball Championships to be held at Agwani Dumriya (Khagaria) from January 19 to 21.

Team: Deepak Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Avinash Kumar, Raju Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Amarjit Kumar, Saurav Kumar, Shivaji Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Sikia Kumar and Ankit Kumar. Standbys: Rohit Kumar, Utsav Kumar and Sagun Kumar. Deepak Singh (coach-cum-manager)

Indian Overseas Bank and Indian Air Force move into semifinals

Patna, March 23, 2011: Indian Overseas Bank and Indian Air Force booked their place in the semifinals of the All-India volleyball tournament winning their all league matches of their respective pools at Gandhi Maidan here on Wednesday.

In the day’s most exciting match, Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre Raibareilly struggled hard to down Combined Army in a five-set drama 23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 14-25 and 16-14.

Results: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) beat CSES 25-10, 25-22, 25-20; Indian Air Force beat Chhattishgarh 25-20, 25-14, 25-13; NF Railway beat Bihar 25-15, 25-11, 24-26, 25-18; CSES beat Combined Army 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23; Indian Air Force beat Bihar 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 and IOB beat SAI Raibareilly 25-16, 25-12, 25-12.

Shivnarayan Singh volleyball from March 10

Patna, February 4, 2010: Top volleyball teams of the country will take part in the 11th All-India Dr Shivnarayan Singh volleyball tournament to be held at the Moinul Haq Stadium here from March 10. The tournament is affiliated to Volleyball Federation of India (VFI).

Tournament convenor and Bihar Government’s Information and Public Relation Department secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhatishgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sports Authority of India, Jindal Steel, Indian Air Force, CISF and Railways had almost confirmed their participations in the four-day tournament.

“We are in touch with some more teams for the tournament,” he said.

IAF clinch Dr Shiv Narain volleyball trophy

Patna, March 27, 2009
Indian Air Force (IAF) stamped their authority on the 4th edition of the All-India Dr Shiv Narain Singh memorial volleyball tournament defeating Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in straight sets 25-21, 25-14 and 25-12 at the Moinul Haq Stadium here on Friday evening.

Air Force spikers displayed superb volleyball throughout the tournament and entered the final in grand manner winning all their matches in the league stage with great aplomb and élan. The tournament was an eight-team affair with two groups of four teams each. Top two teams from each pool qualified for the semi-finals after playing league matches.

Air Force were just unstoppable. It seemed Air Force skipper Mithun made full proof plan to derail CISG game plan. Shafique K once again bloomed for Air Force with his stunning smashes and power-packed blocks especially against CISF skipper Justine and Anirudh, who were spearheading the rivals attack. CISF showed a bit of resistance in the first set and made their rivals strove hard for each and every point.

But after losing the first set at 21-15, CISF played like a disjointed lot and could not match to the speed, power and precision of their fancied rivals IAF. They lost the next two games more tamely at 14-25 and 12-25.

Bihar State Bridge Corporation managing director Pratyay Amrit was the chief gust at the closing function and he distributed the prizes. The tournament committee also awarded special prizes to Shafique K (best all rounder, IAF), B Joseph (best setter, CISF), A Seth (best mid-fielder, Kolkata Electricity Board), Vivekanand (best promising player, BMP, Patna), Vivek (best attacker, Chhattisgarh) and Laxmi (best disciplined player, Jindal Steel)

Earlier on March 26, 2009 (Thursday) Indian Air Force set up title clash with CISF winning their respective semi-final matches against Chhattisgarh and Kolkata Electricity Board respectively. IAF sweated it out a bit to beat Chhattisgarh 26-24, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19 while CISF to followed the same track against Kolkata Electricity Board 25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20.

Two Shafiques, K and KM played brilliantly to script another resounding win for IAF. In the first two sets Chhattisgarh showed their grit and determination well matched to their rivals IAF. In the process they also bagged the second set despite losing the first after a tough and evenly matched fight. But in the third and fourth sets, Chhattisgarh spikers were not finding it tough to break solid defence manned by Raju Pal.

In the second semi-final, Kolkata and CISF played a neck and neck battle for each and every point. CISF had an upper hand as their attackers did well in the finishing stage of first and second sets. Kolkata Electricity Board bounced back in the third ser winning it 25-19. But in the fourth set, they failed to repeat the performance and CISF won the set and the match.
Earlier in the league matches, Indian Air Force beat BMP 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, CISF beat SAI, Patna 25-23, 25-13, 25-19, Kolkata Electricity Board beat Chhattisgarh 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-10 and BSNL beat Jindal Steel 23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21.

Other results of the pool matches:
Pool A: BMP beat SAI, Patna 21-15, 26-24, 25-14, 25-18, 15-9; Air Force beat CISF 21-15, 25-18, 25-15, 25-12.
Pool B: Chhattisgarh beat Jindal Steel 23-25, 25-10, 25-20, 25-19; Kolkata Electricity Board beat BSNL 26-24, 19-25, 15-16, 25-20.

On the opening day (march 24, 2009, Tuesday), Indian Air Force beat SAI, Patna 25-14, 25-23, 25-21; CISF beat BMP 25-18, 25-20, 25-15, Jindal Steel beat Kolkata Electricity Board 19-25, 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-13 and Chhattisgarh beat BSNL 25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-9.

Bihar Government’s Information and Public Relation Department’s secretary Rajesh Bhushan inaugurated the tournament in a colourful function. Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Department’s secretary Vivek Kumar Singh graced the function as chief guest.

Photo caption: Indian Air Force and CISF players in action during their final match of the All-India Dr Shiv Narain Singh memorial volleyball tournament in Patna on March 27, 2009.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

AG, Uttar Pradesh emerge champs

Patna, December 31
The final result of the All-India Audits and Accounts inter-zone volleyball championships came on the expected line. AG, Uttar Pradesh despite conceding the first set won the title defeating AG, Andhra Pradesh 19-25, 25-14, 25-20 and 25-17 in the final at the Mahalekhakar Bhawan court here on Tuesday.

There was a bit of hope for an upset in the final. The hope rose further as Andhra Pradesh began well capturing the first set at 25-19 giving no chance to their superior rivals to settle down. It looked UP men had taken the match for granted after beating AP in the league stage of the tournament. Two Raos Venugopal and Srinivas played exceptionally well on the net as well as in defence.

The initial part of the second set too saw Andhra men doing their task immaculately. AP got 9-4 lead within a few minutes. Sensing the gravity of the situation, UP men fought back with some power-packed smashes and timely blocks on over the net. Manoj Kumar Soni, Shiv Naresh and Satendra Kumar were the men to watch for UP. The change of strategy and a good team work helped hem capture the second set at 25-14.

There after, there was no looking back for Uttar Pradesh. The team by then found the rhythm and the much-needed team combination. UP won the third set at 25-20. In the fourth game, UP dominated the proceedings throughout the game and never allowed AP to bounce back. UP pocketed the fourth set and the match at 25-17.

Before the start of the final match, Chief Accountant General, Arun Kumar Singh, was introduced to the members of both the finalist teams.

Later, Singh distributed the prizes at a gala function. Praveen Kumar, organising secretary, welcomed the guests while Binod Kumar, general secretary, Bihar Civil Audit and Recreation Club, proposed a vote of thanks.

Photo Caption: Uttar Pradesh team poses with All-India Audits and Accounts volleyball champonships trophy in Patna.

Photo: Aftab Alam

AG volleyball: UP set up final clash with AP

Patna, December 29
Just guess it: Who will win All-India Audits and Accounts inter-zone volleyball championships? If Monday’s semi-final results are any indicator, this will be AG, Uttar Pradesh. Unexpected can happen but chances are remote. Moreover, game is the name of uncertainty.

The fate of the tournament swung in such a way the two teams from group B, AG, Uttar Pradesh and AG, Andhra Pradesh set up summit showdown on the morrow.

AG Uttar Pradesh boys proved they came here with a mission. They accomplished their first mission moving into the final of the tournament at the cost of hosts Bihar. The Up men played like a well-knit unit to beat Bihar 25-18, 28-26 and 25-23 in the second semi-final of the day at the Mahalekhakar Bhawan courts.

Earlier, AG, Andhra Pradesh showed defending champions Himachal Pradesh the door in a tough match 25-17, 20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 17-15. With Andhra moving into the final, the chances brighten for Uttar Pradesh of winning the title. Uttar Pradesh had earlier registered a three-set straight win over Andhra in a pool B match of the league stage.

Himachal Pradesh began with a bang winning the first game 25-17 in only 25 minutes. Andhra bounced back in the second set and made the score level at 1-1 with a 25-20 win. Himachal Pradesh players produced some remarkable spikes, smashes and blocks to win the third set 25-17.

After conceding 1-2 lead, Andhra men fought hard in the fourth set and grabbed the set at 25-20. The fifth and final game began with a 2-2 lock and both teams went all out to win the battle. Points were hard to come by as players showed their top most skills to save and steal the points. Finally, Andhra Pradesh made it with a 17-15 win.

In the second semi-final, hosts Bihar were just no match to Uttar Pradesh, who kept their slate clean thus far in the tournament. Bihar players sparkled on patches and that were certainly not enough to see them through.

AG, Bihar storm into semi-finals

Patna, December 29
A rejuvenated Bihar lived to the expectations of home crowd by clinching a berth in the semi-finals of the IA and AD inter-zonal volleyball championships at the Mahalekhakar Bhawan courts here on Sunday.

Others who made it to the semi-finals were defending champions Himachal Pradesh from pool A, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh from pool B.
Now, pool toppers Himachal Pradesh will take on pool B runners-up Andhra Pradesh, in the first semi-final while pool A runners-up Bihar will lock horns with pool B champions Uttar Pradesh in the second semi-final.

AG Bihar men dished out an impressive performance to outplay Rajasthan in four-set nail-biting match 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23 to move into the semi-finals. Virtually, it was a do-or-die battle for the hosts as both the teams lost their match against Himachal Pradesh and got walk-over against Karnataka.

The battle began with the balance tilting towards Bihar in the first set. Shambhu Kumar Singh, Jitendra Kumar Singh and Samarjit Singh gave a perfect display of mutual understanding and stole the points through effective serves and volleys. Bihar won the first set at 25-18 in 20 minutes.

In the second game, Rajasthan combined well and played attacking volleyball to win the set at 25-23.

The third game too witnessed a ding-dong battle as both teams went all out to fetch points. After several ups and downs in the middle Bihar took the set at 26-24.

In the fourth game, Bihar maintained their tempo and captured the set and the match at 25-23.
In the other matches of the day, Uttar Pradesh proved too strong for Andhra Pradesh 25-12, 25-17, 25-19 and West Bengal trounced Nagpur 25-20, 25-12 and 25-18 to earn their first win.

Earlier on Saturday, defending champions AG, Himachal Pradesh booked their berths in the semi-finals scoring their second successive victory in pool 'A' against AG, Rajasthan 25-21, 25-15 and 25-18.

AG, Karnataka failed to turn up against hosts AG, Bihar in the pool A. The day’s other matches saw AG, Uttar Pradesh defeating AG, West Bengal 25-17, 25-16 and 25-19 and Andhra Pradesh beating Nagpur 25-18, 25-17, 26-24.

Photo Caption: Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh spikers in action during their league match of the All-India Audits and Accounts inter-zone volleyball championships in Patna on Sunday.

Photo: Aftab Alam

AG Bihar bow to Himachal Pradesh

Patna, December 27, 2008
Defending champions Himachal Pradesh edged past East Zone champioms Bihar in a grueling three-setter 25-23, 17-25 and 33-31 in the opening match of the All-Indian Audit and Accounts volleyball championships at Mahalekhakar Bhawan courts here on Friday.

Fresh from their victory in the East Zone championships, Bihar spikers began on a sound note but could not strike the finishing touches and lost the first set at 23-25.

In the second set, local lads improved their team combination and executed the game plan quite effectively to win the set at 25-17. For Bihar, Shambhu Kumar Singh, Rakesh Nandan and Jitendra Kumar were brilliant in their respective positions

The decider proved to be a cliff hanger for both the teams. Fierce battle for each and every point was the order of the set. The set finally ended in a heart-throbbing finish with Himachal Pradesh men winning the set and the match at 33-31.

For Himachal, Sanjeev Sharma, Bhupendra Chowhan and Anil Tanti kept the crowd spell bound with their immaculate display.

Eight zonal teams have been participating in the team and they are divided into two pools. Bihar have been placed in Pool A with Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka. Pool B consists of Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Nagpur and Andhra Pradesh.

In the other matches of the day, Andhra Pradesh beat Bengal 25-18, 25-22, and 25-21 while Uttar Pradesh beat Nagpur 25-13, 25-20 and 25-21.

Earlier, former Bihar minister and chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Bihar Assembly Abdul Bari Siddiqui inaugurated the tournament in a colourful function. Chief Accountant General, Bihar, Arun Kumar Singh and Accountant General, Bihar IDS Dhariwal graced the function. Organising secretary, Praveen Kumar welcomed the guests.

Photo Caption: Bihar Legislative Assembly's Public Account Committee chairman and former Bihar minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui being introduced to the players during the inauguration of All-India Audits and Accounts volleyball championships in Patna on Friday.

Middle: Siddiqui and other officials of AG Office, Bihar releasing the balloons with a placard of the tournament.
Bottom: Siddiqui trying his hands on a ball.

Photos: Aftab Alam

AG Bihar clinch EZ volleyball title

Patna, December 25, 2008
Hosts AG Bihar came out with flying colours winning the IA and AD East Zone volleyball championships title at the Mahalekhakar Bhawan courts here on Wednesday,

In an engrossing final Bihar outplayed AG, West Bengal 25-14, 25-20 and 25-22 in a three-set thriller.

Bihar began the first set in a whirlwind fashion and completed the task easily at 25-14. Shambhu Kuamr Singh, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar Rai and Rakesh Nandan executed perfect team planning and combination to outsmart their rivals.

In the second set, Bengal men proved to be tough customer as they fought hard on every point. But Bihar despite having some hiccups in the middle stage of the match, won the set at 25-20.

The decider too witnessed ding-dong battle as Bengal's Rana Banerjee and Abhijeet Dutta dished out superb game in attack as well as in defence. The Bengal fight back, however, did not last long as Bihar won the decider 25-22 to win the crown.

Chief Accountant General, Bihar, Arun Kumar Singh gave away the prizes.

EZ AG Volleyball: Bihar face Bengal in final

Patna, December 24
Hosts AG, Bihar will lock horns with AG, West Bengal for the crown in the IA and ID East Zone volleyball championship at the newly built Mahalekhakar Bhawan courts here.

The four-team event got off to a flying start as Bihar edged out defending champions Orissa 25-18, 25-21, 23-25 and 25-20 in the first match and the first semi-final of the day. West Bengal thrashed Jharkhand in straight sets 25-22, 25-20 and 25-13 in the second semi-final to set up final showdown with Bihar.

Bihar’s ace striker Shambhu Sharan Singh stole the limelight with his thundering smashes. He virtually single-handedly guided his side to victory. Bihar team captain Ajay Rai did his job well. Orissa's lifter Praveen Kumar worked hard through out the match but his efforts were not enough to see his team through.

Earlier, DN Gautam, DGP (Bihar) inaugurated the championship hoisting flag and releasing balloons and pigeons.Praveen Kumar, Deputy Accountant general and organising secretary, welcomed the guests. Captain of the Bihar Ajay Kumar Rai administrated the oath to participating teams. Chief Accountant General Arun Kumar Singh and Accountant General IDM Dhariwal addressed the function.

Ajai to lead AG, Bihar volleyball team

Patna, December 22
Ajay Kumar Rai will lead a nine-member AG, Bihar team in the East Zone AG volleyball championship to be held here from December 23, according to Binod Kumar, general secretary, Bihar Civil Audit and Accounts Recreation Club.

Team: Ajay Kumar Rai (captain), Rakesh Nandan, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Samarjit Singh, Sharwan Kumar, Shambhu Kumar Singh, Sudesh Ranjan, Ajay Kumar Sinha and Birendra Mishra. Manager cum coach: KD Singh.

Amar, Khushbu to lead Bihar volleyball teams

Patna, December 8
Amar Kumar of the BSNL, Bihar circle and Khushbu Kumari of Begusarai will lead Bihar men’s and women’s teams respectively in the senior National volleyball championship to be held at Vishkhapattanam from December 19, according to Bihar Volleyball Association secretary Ramashish Prasad Singh.

Teams:
Men’s: Amar Kumar (captain), Uday Shankar Singh Yadav, Deepak Kumar Saurav, Abhimanyu Rai, Amit Kumar, Anil Kumar, Vivekanand, Mrinal Kishore, Hukum Kumar Singh, Manish Kumar Singh, Aman Kumar and Shankar Prasad Rai.
Reserves: Raj Gaurav Singh, Ramesh Kumar Singh, Kumar Heera and Praveen Kumar Singh.

Women’s: Khushbu Kumari (captain), Manisha Kumari, Minu Kumari, Anusha Rani Rai, Dimple Rani Rai, Kavita Jha, Mayurita Jha, Rashmi Kumari, Mamta Kumari, Kamani Kumari, Sangeeta Kumari and Vinita Singh.
Reserves: Surshti Kumari, Sukanya Kumari, Tanuja Kumari and Harshita Singh.

Bihar Volleyball: Patna men, Bhagalpur women reign supreme

Patna, December 8, 2008
Patna men and Bhagalpur women reigned supreme in the Bihar State inter-district volleyball championships at Ami in Dighwara (Saran) on Sunday.
Patna claimed the men’s title defeating Begusarai in an absorbing five-setter 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 15-9.

Bhagalpur women too struggled hard to tame Begusarai 25-23, 25-23, 25-26, 26-28, and 15-7 to clinch the crown, Bhagalpur women won the first two sets but Begusarai bounced back in the next two to make it a 2-2. The decider, however, turned out to be a nearly one-sided affair as Bhagalpur completed the task easily at 15-7.

Earlier in the men’s semi-finals, Patna beat Bihar Police while Begusarai prevailed over Sanmastipur.

Tourism minister Rampravesh Rai and Sugarcane development minister Gautam Singh distributed the prizes.

Bihar Volleyball: Patna men, Bhagalpur women reign supreme

Patna, December 8, 2008
Patna men and Bhagalpur women reigned supreme in the Bihar State inter-district volleyball championships at Ami in Dighwara (Saran) on Sunday.
Patna claimed the men’s title defeating Begusarai in an absorbing five-setter 25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 17-25, 15-9.

Bhagalpur women too struggled hard to tame Begusarai 25-23, 25-23, 25-26, 26-28, and 15-7 to clinch the crown, Bhagalpur women won the first two sets but Begusarai bounced back in the next two to make it a 2-2. The decider, however, turned out to be a nearly one-sided affair as Bhagalpur completed the task easily at 15-7.

Earlier in the men’s semi-finals, Patna beat Bihar Police while Begusarai prevailed over Sanmastipur.

Tourism minister Rampravesh Rai and Sugarcane development minister Gautam Singh distributed the prizes.

Bihar volleyball: Bhagalpur women in last four

Patna, December 6
Bhagalpur women moved into the semi-finals of Bihar State inter-district volleyball championships defeating Munger and Muzaffarpur respectively in their pool matches at Ambika High School ground in Ami (Dighwara) on Friday.

Bhagalpur beat Munger in the opening match of the women’s section 25-7, 25-13 while in the second match they slammed Muzaffapur 25-7, 25-11. In another match, Begusarai Blue beat Arwal 25-7, 25-11. In all 20 matches were played on the second day of the tournament.

In the men’s section Bihar Police and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limted (BSNL) teams dominated the show winning their all the played on Friday. Bihar Police trounced Darbhanga 25-10, 25-10 while BSNL thrashed Kaimur 25-11, 25-15.

Other results
Men’s: Patna beat Buxar 25-9, 25-5; Saran beat Banka 25-22, 25-19, Nalanda beat Naugachia 25-17, 25-12; Bhagalpur beat Sitamarhi 25-18, 25-13; Patna beat Nawada 25-5, 25-9; BSNL beat Munger 25-7, 25-13; Begusarai beat Muzaffarpur 25-11, 25-9; Bihar Police beat Lakhisarai 25-19, 25-20; Khagaria beat Bhojpur 25-13, 25-4.

Bihar Police spikers down Chapra

Patna, December 4, 2008
Bihar Police struggled to down Chapra 25-18, 25-22 in the inaugural match of the Bihar State inter-district volleyball championships at Ami village in Chapra on Thursday.

Earlier, Sports Minister Renu Devi and Rajiv Pratap Rudi, MP, inaugurated the tournament. Speaking on the occasion Renu Devi said the government would soon construct a stadium at Ami High School ground soon.

NIS coach and a member of the organizing committee Pramod Kumar Singh said 28 men teams affiliated to Bihar Volleyball Association would vie for top honours. Ten teams would fight it out in the women's section, he added.

Bihar sub-jr volleyball:Banka girls on top

Banka, November 22, 2008
Hosts Banka and Bhagalpur won the girls and boys’ titles respectively in the Bihar State sub-junior volleyball championships here on Friday. On the final day of the three-day meet, Banka outplayed Patna while Bhagalpur drubbed Munger for the crowns.

The Bihar teams that will take part in the National sub-junior volleyball championships in Jammu have also been announced by the Bihar Volleyball Association.

Boys: Anish, Shubham, Chkradhar, Sargam (all Bhagalpur), Vikas (Munger), Deepak (Lakhisarai), Raj Kumar, Pranesh Kumar, Prem Prakash Rai (all Banka), Kundan Kumar (Katihar), Dhirendra Kumar (Naugachhia) and Gaurav Kumar (Khagaria).

Girls: Shristi Kumari, Sapna (I), Sapna (II), Mausam (all Banka), Priyanka, Abha, Sweta (all Patna), Jimmy Kumari, Ankita Sharma (both Bhagalpur), Sonali, Pragati Kumari (Begusarai) and Isha Prabhakar (Chapra).

Bihar Spikers for Mini Nationals

Bhagalpur, October 13

Bihar volleyball teams will take part in the Mini National volleyball championships to be held in Hyderabad from October 20 to 24.

According to Bihar Volleyball Association secretary Ramashish Prasad Singh, the teams were selected after selection trials. About 100 boys and girls participated in the trials.

Teams (boys): Sunni Kumar, Mayank Kumar, Ravi Krishnan, Saurabh Subham, Gautam Singh (all Bhagalpur), Rajnish, Satyam Dutt, Ashutosh Dutt (all Darbhanga), Ujjwal, Manish Kumar (both Begusarai), Darshan Kumar (Naugachia) and Bunty Kumar (Munger).

Girls: Pragati, Sonali, Shiva, Sonam, Kajal , Aradhana (all Begusarai), Ragni, Annu, Swati, Suravai, Sunita, Suruchi (all Bhagalpur) and Shruti (Naugachia).

The team will leave for Hyderabad from Patna on October 17.