STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: On the opening day of 23rd Mini National Volleyball Championship, J and K Boys team beat Odissa by 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15) at Erode, Tamil Nadu.
The Mini National Championship organized by Tamil Nadu State Volleyball Association was declared open at Erode on 27th May, 2015 and would conclude on 31st May, 2015.
In all, 19 teams in boys section from different states of India are participating. J and K team placed in ‘Pool B’ and will play next matches against Pondicherry, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
In the opening match against Odissa, J and K team players namely Syeed Anwar from Kulgam and Imtiyaz Javed from Poonch displayed their magnificent skill in and dominated the opponent team in achieving easy victory. The boys team is being played under the overall supervision of Mohd Tariq, Volleyball Coach from Poonch.
The President Volleyball Association of J and K, Sidharth Daluja congratulated the boys team for their excellent performance in the opening match and wished them best of luck in future as well.
In Girls Section, J and K team lost to Uttar Pradesh by 3-0 (15-25, 12-25, 15-25). It would not be out of place to mention here, J and K Girls Team has participated in National Championship for the second time recently. In all, 18 girls team from different states of India are participating in the championship and J and K Girls team is placed in ‘Pool C’ and will play next matches against Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala States.
Balwinder Singh Jamwal, Coach and Neelam Sharma Manager are entrusted girls team assignment.