Voleyball: Delhi keep a clean slate, Maharashtra win a tough battle

The other match in the boys’ section that attracted attention were the ones between Jammu and Kashmir which the former won 25-23, 18-25, 25-27, 25-23, 15-09 after being taken the full distance. Most other matches were stretched a bit but Assam downed Telangana 26-24, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, Tamil Nadu won over Maharashtra 25-15, 25-15, 25-22, Gujarat beat Odisha 23-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-12 and Rajasthan downed Haryana 25-23, 25-17, 19-25, 27-25.

In other pool matches, Manipur defeated Puducherry 25-27, 25-09, 25-10, 25-12, Chhattisgarh beat Goa 25-21, 25-21, 25-23 and Up accounted for Kerala in straight sets of 25-13, 25-13, 25-12 and Gujarat posted a 22-25, 25-12, 25-10, 25-19 win over Himachal.

In girls’ matches, Haryana overcame a fighting Maharashtra as the Delhi neighbor won 25-16, 19-25, 25-21, 25-14. The other winners were Manipur against Bihar (27-25, 25-15, 25-06, Chhattisgarh against Punjab 25-17, 28-26, 25-21 besides Telangana beating MP 25-21, 25-14, 25-04, Kerala winning over Punjab 25-14, 25-12, 25-14, Karnataka downing Uttrakhand 25-04, 25-11, 25-08 and Punjab making amends with a 25-13, 25-10, 25-05 win over Bihar.
Karantaka won their second match as well beating Chhattisgarh 25-22, 25-19, 25-22, UP beating Manipur 25-07, 25-06, 25-10 and Telangana accounting for Uttarakhand 25-08, 25-11, 25-13.

With Delhi being in the grip of severe cold, some of the players, particularly from down south, were not only battling it out on the court but also the weather conditions. Yet, there was no lack of enthusiasm among the members of all participating teams and the organizers who are taking all care to keep the players in the comfort zone.

Avdesh Coudhary, VFI president, is also overlooking the arrangements made to take care of the players comfort along with organizers Panthers Sports Society.