Patna, May 29: In a thrilling well contested final match, lasting over 75 minutes Bhagalpur defeated Samastipur by 3-1 to lift the glittering Straight Drive Bihar Pro Invitation Men’s Volleyball Tournament 2024 Trophy on Tuesday.
Both teams comprised of talented young players which included a few national level players as well as campers displayed marvellous servicing, smashing blocking and placement skills throughout the thrilling and exciting contest at TRC grounds Patna. Both the teams were equally matched against each other. However, in the best of five finals, the team from Bhagalpur triumphed over their rivals.
Earlier on May 27, Samastipur defeated Saran by 3 – 0 while Bhagalpur defeated Patna by 3 – 0 in the semifinals.
Anant Arora, Brand Ambassador of Rotary International, Bihar and Jharkhand, who was the chief guest at the finals, gave away the prizes while Prem Nath Khanna founder partner of Straight Drive extended a vote of thanks to all the participants, guests, media and groundmen. The tournament, a first of its kind on the league basis was arranged after nearly 5 decades of league volleyball in Patna.
The officials of Straight Drive Uttam Talapatra, Prem Nath Khanna, Prem Ballabh Sahai, Gulraj Akhtar, Mehfooz Quamar, Ashish Ghoshal, Prabhat Banerjee were present at the finals. Rama Sheesh Prasad Singh, secretary of Bihar Volleyball Association was also present on the occasion.
