Patna: The second batch of Bihar contingent left Patna on Saturday Bihar to participate in the 36th National Games being held in Gujarat. In the second batch, teams of lawn bowls (men and women), rugby (women) and kabaddi (women) left the State Capital. These three teams will go to Ahmedabad. This information was given by Mohammad Mushtaq Ahmed, general secretary, Bihar Olympic Association.
He said that director general of Bihar State Sports Authority, Raveendran Sankaran, director cum secretary Pankaj Raj, president of Bihar Olympic Association, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, chef de mission of the Bihar team Pradeep Kumar, senior vice president of Bihar Olympic Association Ramashish Prasad Singh, joint secretary of Bihar Olympic Association cum secretary of Bihar State Kabaddi Association Kumar Vijay, secretary of Rugby Association of Bihar Pankaj Kumar Jyoti, secretary of Lawn Bowl Association of Bihar Asghar Hussain bade adieu to the team members and wished grand success.
Kabaddi (women): Ritu (captain), Neelam, Sonia, Shama Parveen, Komal Kumari, Meena Bajad, Shweta Kumari, Gayatri Kumari, Manu, Muskaan, Chandni Kumari, Anu Priya. Coach-Abhinav Kumar Singh, Manager-Amita Kumari Singh.
Lawn bowl: Men’s: Mukesh Kumar (captain), Jameel Ahmed, Santosh Kumar, Nitesh Parik, Chittaranjan Kumar, Minku Kumar.
Women’s: Gyanati Kumari (captain), Khushboo Kumari, Nikhat Khatoon, Sana Khatoon, Anamika Kumari, Zubariya. Coach- Prem Shankar, Manager- Asghar Hussain.
Rugby (women): Sweety Kumari (captain), Shweta Shahi (vice-captain), Sapna Kumari, Aarti Kumari, Sonali Kumari, Sandhya Kumari, Sultana Bano, Kajal Kumari, Priyanka Kumari, Dharmshila Kumari, Neha Kumari, Chandni Kumari. Coach- Gaurav Kumar, Manager- Kino Fawri.