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Women Gold: CHINA Silver: INDIA Bronze: SOUTH AFRICA Men Gold: RUSSIA Silver: CHINA Bronze: INDIARead More

Confident of victory against the South Africans in the final match of the tournament the Russian Head Coach, Nikolaev rung the changes resting three (3) of his main players, giving 2nd string players, Balashov, Kovalchuk and Zakharov the opportunity to make their debut in the competition. Zarharov and Balashov were particularly impressive as they struck the ball with sheer venom that brought respective nods of approval from the partisan crowd...Read More

The South African Junior Women’s team players and their coaching staff would have been intimidated had they watched the powerful Chinese ladies team annihilate a fairly strong Indian team in straight sets (3-0), ( 25-13; 25-23; 25-13) on Day 2 of the tournament. Their powerful attacking at the wings and their penchant for quick combination attacking in the middle will befuddle the best of blockers in their age category in...Read More

Rivals India and China, fierce competitors in Asian continental competitions pulled out all the stops to thrill and entertain the local fans with their unique brand of power volleyball. The opening minutes of the first set became a contest between the two setters, India’s Muthu Samy and his Chinese counterpart, Cui Ker Rui. Both had powerful attackers to service but it all came down to choosing the right pass and...Read More

It seemed that the gruelling five set match against Russia took its toll on the Indians who did not perform as they did against the Russians. Although they lost to Russia after having taken a 2-1 lead they were exemplary in attack and block winning friends and admirers among the South Africans. Although Indian Head Coach, Daljit Singh fielded his best players in the  starting line up India lacked the...Read More