SPORTS REPORTER
JAMMU: State volleyball (boys and girls) teams on Tuesday left for participation in the 37th Sub-junior National Championship to be held at New Delhi from 26th to 31st December under the banner of Volleyball Association of J and K.
Prior to proceeding for national participation, the teams underwent a 21-day coaching camp, organised by J and K State Sports Council (JKSSC) at MA Stadium Sports Complex Jammu under the supervision of Rajan Sharma, Divisional Sports Officer, JKSSC.
The selected teams also interacted with Special Guest, Sidharth Daluja who wished them success in the National Championship.
The teams are accompanied by Mohammad Bashir, Balbinder Singh, Subash Kumar Shastri and Neelam as officials. Placed in group-D, the girls’ team shall be playing against West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and SAI XI. Similarly, boys’ team has been pitted against Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Telangana.
The Teams:
Boys: Sahil Sharma, Shahid Hussain, Rahul Kumar, Atul Sharma, Lakesh Kumar, Himanshu Verma, Akash Choudhary, Sumit Sharma, Gourav Kumar, Varun Sharma, Nazam-ul-Din and Ashish Kumar.
Girls: Mitali Dhar, Niteshi Saini, Rubia Akhtar, Meena Devi, Janvi Dabgotra, Ishima Verma, Manpreet Kour, Amandeep Kour, Disha Pathania, Taniya Chib, Sonali Choudhary and Barsha Manhas.