Great News !! Two Legends of Volleyball getting Honored

Its a great News for all the Volleyball player and Fans of Volleyball that Volleyball Federation of India honoring the two heroes of Indian Volleyball on this Saturday  3.1.2015 on the occasion of the 63rd National Volleyball Championship at Chennai. Many thanks to VFI and hope this will help to revive the game of Volleyball in India.The two legends are Late Mr. Jimmy George and Late Mr.Abdul Basith.

Jimmy George : 

Jimmy George is often considered one of the greatest volleyball players of all time and was a member of Indian men's national volleyball team. He was the first Indian volleyball player to become a professional and played club volleyball in Italy.He was considered one of the best attackers of the world.Jimmy died in a car accident in Italy on November 30, 1987, at the age of 32.The government of Kerala dedicated its indoor stadium at Trivandrum as the Jimmy George Indoor Stadium. Wikipedia

• Born: March 8, 1955, Peravoor, India
• Died: November 30, 1987, Italy
• Height: 1.87 m
• Education: University of Kerala
• Siblings: Anju Bobby George
• Awards: - Arjuna Award for Volleyball

          - The best sportsman of Kerala, in 1976

          - The G.V. Raja Award in 1975

Abdul Basith :

Abdul Basith was born in Hyderabad, A.P. and was captain of the Indian men's national volleyball team team and came from the state of Andhra Pradesh. In 1989 he was awarded the Arjuna award.Abdul Basith Siddiqui's family belong to Town Nanauta, District Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh. Wikipedia

• Born: Hyderabad, India
• Died: 1991
• Awards: Arjuna Award for Volleyball in 1989

   

Kapil Dev K.J | Arjuna award winner

Kapil Dev K.J is one of the best Indian volleyball player who was honored by Arjuna award in 2010,One of the most prestigious  sports award in India. Arjuna awards were instituted in 1961 by the Government of India to recognize outstanding performance in International sports. Kapil Dev is currently working as Office Superintendent.He was graduated from Magadh University in BA (Economics) (2009). Basically  from Trivandrum, Capital of Kerala,India.a
 

Kapils personal Acheivements 

• Arjuna Award Winner - 2010
• Best Setter World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2012, held in Germany
• Captain - Indian Volleyball Team, 2005 to 2009.

Team Achievements

• Junior Asian Championship (Iran-1998)
• Junior World Qualifying Round (Thailand-1998)
• Rashid International Tournament (Dubai-2000) (Bronze)
• World Cup Qualifying Tournament (Qatar-2001)
• Senior Asian Championship (Korea-2001)
• Asian Games (Busan-2002)
• Senior Asian Championship (China-2003)
• Rashid International (Dubai-2004) (Bronze)
• South Asian Federation Games (Pakistan-2004) (Gold)
• World Cup Qualifying Tournament (Chennai-2005)
• Senior Asian Championship (Thailand-2005) (Captain)
• Rashid International Volleyball Tournament (Dubai-2006) (Captain)
• South Asian Federation Games (Colombo-2006) (Gold) (Captain)
• Asian Games (Doha-2006) (Captain)
• Commonwealth Volleyball Championship (Kolkata-2007) (Silver)
• Senior Asian Championship (Indonesia-2007)
• World Championship Qualifying Round (Iran-2009) (Silver) (Captain)
• South Asian Federation Games (Dhaka-2010) (Gold)
• Senior Asian Championship (Iran-2011)
• President’s Cup (Kazakhstan-2011) (Gold)
• China Challengers (China-2012)
• Olympic Qualifying Round (Germany-2012)

Address : - Krishna Vilasam

                 Vadasserikonam P O

                 Varkala, Trivandrum, Kerala

                 India. 

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