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Rahul Barik and Aswathy P R will lead Odisha men and women teams in the 72nd Senior National Volleyball Championship, scheduled to be held at Dr Sampurnanand Sports Complex in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh from 4 to 11 January 2026. The two teams have been constituted with 14 players each.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the championship in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, tomorrow via video conferencing. Over 1000 players from 58 state and institutional teams are set to participate. In the previous senior national championship, Odisha women team reached quarterfinals.
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ODISHA SENIOR VOLLEYBALL TEAMS:
MEN: Rahul Barik (Captain), Diptiraj Mishra, Mahasim Khan, Rakhal Kishor A K, Anil Kumar Senapati, Akash Singh, Gobinda Prasad Barik, Subhransu Sekhar Ojha, Md Razza, Manas Pradhan, Manas Pani, Mohan Biswal, Gyanaranjan Mohapatra, Prajna Sarathi Jena.
Team staff: Sudhansu Bhusan Mishra (chief coach; Lotak Bindu Dash & Ramesh Chandra Ojha (both assistant coach); S D Soleman (manager).
WOMEN: Sthita Prangya Jena, Veena K, Sruthi Lakshmi K S, Kamlesh Kumari, Snehamayee Kishan, Suchismita Dinda, Aswathy P R (Captain), Sanchari Sunil Bhowate, Mamali Nag, B Anisha, Lipika Xess, Sibani Priyadarshini, Arati Heprika, Payal Kandi.
Team staff: Sangeeta Toppo (chief coach); Manoranjan Jiew &K Neela Raju (both assistant coach); Ratnakar Pradhan (Manager).
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