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Odisha Volleyball Association (OVA) has announced the State men and women teams for the Senior National Volleyball Championship, scheduled to be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 7 to 13 January 2025. Both the teams feature 14 players each. Besides, five players have been named as stand-by for each team.
Team announcement was made after a two-day open selection trial, held at Biju Patnaik Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar on December 26 and 27. The selection process was conducted by OVA general secretary Dr Gaganendu Dash, FIVB Level-III coach Amrit Pal Singh, FIVB Level-II coach Sudhansu Bhusan Mishra and State Sports & Youth Services Department OSD Dhiroj Kumar Patnaik.
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ODISHA MEN TEAM: Rahul Barik, Prajna Sarathi Jena (both Jagatsinghpur); Rajesh Sahoo, Ashish Swain (both Odisha Police); Rakhal Kishore AK, P P Afzal (both East Coast Railway); Manas Pani (Jajpur), Md Raza (Kendrapara), Anil Kumar Senapati, Raj Kindo (both Puri); Diptiraj Mishra, Shubhranshu Sekhar Ojha (both Bhubaneswar); Sidhant Pradhan (Khordha), Debasish Rout (Balasore).
Stand-by: Ashutosh Tripathy (Bhubaneswar), Himanshu Singh (Balasore), Akash Singh, Siraj Ali (both East Coast Railway), Gyanaranjan Mohapatra (KIIT).
Team Staff: Lotak Bindu Dash (Head Coach), Ratnakar Patra (Assistant Coach), Sudhansu Bhusan Mishra (Manager).
ODISHA WOMEN TEAM: Vala Chetna, Srutilakshmi KS, Kamlesh Kumari, Aswathy PR (all East Coast Railway), Veena K (Khordha), Shibani Priyadarshini, Snehamayee Kishan, Mamali Nag (all Odisha Police), Asha Mundari, Suchismita Dinda, Babi Singh, Arati Heprika (all KIIT), B Anisha (Kendrapara), Utkarsha Dharma Sonawane (Bhubaneswar).
Stand-by: Sonali Biswas (Paradeep Port), Sibiyanti Tiga (KIIT), Lasyamayee Mohanta (Odisha Police), Puja Palai (Dhenkanal), Sthita Prangya Jena (Jagatsinghpur).
Team Staff: Ramesh Chandra Ojha (Head Coach), Susama Nanda (Assistant Coach), Sudarsan Patnaik (Manager).
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PICS: Players and officials pose at the Odisha State senior volleyball selection trials in Bhubaneswar.
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