Patna: The coaching camp for probables of the Bihar Kho-Kho team, which will participate in the Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Bihar from May 4 to May 15, will be organised in Munger from April 12.
Giving this information, Neeraj Kumar Pappu, General Secretary of the Kho-Kho Association of Bihar, said that the camp was initially scheduled to be held in Gaya. However, on the request of the association, the Director General of the Bihar State Sports Authority, Raveendran Shankaran, has ordered it to be organised in Munger.
He said that 25 players each in the boys’ and girls’ categories have been selected for the camp based on selection trials recently conducted in Patna. The camp will continue till May 3. The final team will be announced based on performances in the coaching camp.
Pappu said that according to a letter issued by the Bihar State Sports Authority, Vinay Kumar Jaiswal will be the coach for the boys’ category, while Swapna Pandey will coach the girls’ category. Both are NIS-certified kho-kho coaches. Apart from the camp, they will also accompany the teams during the Khelo India Youth Games matches. Aman Kumar will will be the local supporting staff for the boys’ team, and Harimohan for the girls’ team.
It is worth noting that the kho-kho event of the Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Gaya.
Bihar Probables
Boys’ Category:
Golu Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, Anand Kumar, Priyanshu Kumar (all from West Champaran), Ayush Raj, Anmol Kumar (both from Banka), Pritam Raj, Ayush Raj (both from Bhagalpur), Sameer Kumar, Pawan Kumar (both from Buxar), Ayush Kumar (Sheikhpura), Nitesh Kumar, Harsh Kumar (both from Lakhisarai), Sushil Kumar, Abhay Kumar (both from Vaishali), Sunny, Hitler Sahni (Siwan), Pratyush Singh (Gopalganj), Nikhil Kumar (Jamui), Harsh, Sameer Kumar (Patna), Ankit Yadav, Bittu Kumar, Vishal Kumar (all from Munger), Hrithik Kumar (Bhojpur).
Girls’ Category:
Asha Kumari, Sanjana Kumari, Gunjan Kumari, Kavita Kumari (all from West Champaran), Chanda Kumari, Akanksha Kumari (both from Banka), Varsha Kumari, Anmol Kumari (both from Sheikhpura), Kriti, Anshu (both from Bhagalpur), Pooja Kumari, Sonam Maurya (both from Buxar), Shweta Kumari, Swati Kumari, Ritika Bharti (all from Lakhisarai), Komal Kumari (Vaishali), Muskan Kumari (Saran), Shruti, Kajal Mehta (both from Gaya), Swati Kumari (Gopalganj), Adhya Kumari (Jamui), Riya Rani, Riya Kumari, Rakhi Kumari (all from Munger), Sweety Kumari (Bhojpur).
