General Manager, NF Railway, Chetan Kumar Shrivastava awarding a medal to one of the winners at the prize distribution ceremony of the 67th All India Railway Volleyball Championship, 2023-2024 organized by the Northeast Frontier Railway Sports Association. (NFR Photo)
MALIGAON, DECEMBER 13 (MExN): The 67th All India Railway Volleyball Championship, 2023-2024 organized by the Northeast Frontier Railway Sports Association (NFRSA) which began on December 7 concluded on December 12.
In the closing ceremony, General Manager, NF Railway, Chetan Kumar Shrivastava in the presence of President of NFRSA and other senior officials, gave away the prizes & trophies to the winners and runners-up, a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer Sabyasachi De informed.
Altogether 20 teams consisting of a total 300 players participated from different zones/PSUs of Indian Railways spreading all over the country. Also, a total of 22 match officials from different zones of Indian Railways were present for conducting the tournament.
In the semi-finals, South Western Railway trounced Integral Coach Factory and Northern Railway beat South Central Railway to bag their place in the finals. In the finals, South Western Railway emerged as champions by beating Northern Railway3-1.
Ashwal Rai and Libro from South Western Railway and Rohit Kumar from Northern Railway who represented India in recently concluded Asian Games, 2023 marked their presence through splendid performance in this tournament. Also, Sameer from Northern Railway who participated in Junior World Volleyball Championship & Junior Asian Championship, 2022 along with Arjuna Awardee Kapil Dev from Southern Railway participated in this tournament.
