Jini KS-led SAI KSEB Trivandrum are Khelo India Senior Women’s Volleyball tournament champions

Sports Authority of India, with full support from the Railway Sports Promotion Board (Ministry of Railways), conducted the tournament consisting a total of 7 teams. The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had allocated a total budget of Rs 16 Lakh for the competition, which includes Rs 6.50 Lakh worth of prize money.

Khel Today Bureau 

New Delhi: SAI Kerala State Electricity Board Trivandrum team have become champions of the Khelo India Senior Women’s Volleyball tournament which concluded today at the Eastern Railway Indoor Stadium in Behala, Kolkata.

The women’s team, captained by Jini KS, an integral part of the India senior women’s volleyball team since 2015. Jini and her team beat Indian Railways Red team in the final on Monday 3-0. The team, mostly consisting of trainees from SAI National Centre of Excellence Trivandrum won all their matches in the league cum knockout tournament in Kolkata, without dropping a single set.

In the other match of the day, kerala Police beat Indian Railways Blue team 3-1 to finish in the 3rd place.

Sports Authority of India, with full support from the Railway Sports Promotion Board (Ministry of Railways), conducted the tournament consisting a total of 7 teams. The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, had allocated a total budget of Rs 16 Lakh for the competition, which includes Rs 6.50 Lakh worth of prize money.