The Osmanabad District Kho-Kho Association under the auspices of Maharashtra Kho-Kho Association, will be organizing the Golden Jubilee (50th) State Championship and Selection Trials Kho-Kho Championship for Boys and Girls from October 27 to October 30 in Dharashiv (Osmanabad).
Rajesh Mandal & Rashmi Dalvi Captains of Mumbai Boys and Girls teams
For this state championship and selection trials, the selection committee of the Mumbai Kho-Kho Association, comprising of Shrikant Gaikwad, Parag Ambekar, Nilesh Sawant, and Gurudatt Shinde, has selected the teams. A three-month training camp was conducted for the players, considering the continuous rainfall in Mumbai, with participation from 46 boys and 40 girls, from which the final teams were selected. Rajesh Mandal has been appointed as the captain of the boys’ team, and Rashmi Dalvi as the captain of the girls’ team. Both the players are from the Om Saishwar Seva Mandal.
The farewell ceremony for both teams took place at the ground of Om Saishwar Seva Mandal, Lalbag. During this event, kits were distributed to the teams. These kits were presented by Lion Adv. Arun Deshmukh, President of the Mumbai Kho-Kho Sanghatana, on behalf of the Lions Club of Dadar Jewels. Present at the event were Vice President Bal Toraskar, Chairman Sudhakar Raul, Secretary Surendra Vishwakarma, Jt. Secretary Shrikant Gaikwad, Chandrakant Taral, Treasurer Dalesh Desai, Nilesh Sawant, Gurudatt Shinde, Tushar Chikhale, and others from the Kho-Kho family. Additionally, the treasurer of Om Saishwar Seva Mandal, Suresh Khandagale, along with Jt. Treasurer Nandini Dhumal, Rajesh More, Mrs. Amita Gaikwad, Kavita Parab, Varsha More, Vina Kadam, and Bhupesh Gaikwad were also present.
Boys’ Team: Rajesh Mandal (Captain), Sujal Shintre, Om Watane, Sai Tembulkar (all from Om Saishwar Seva Mandal), Subodh Patil (Vidyrthi Kreeda Kendra), Rohan Khambe (Saraswati Sports Club), Devarsh Pangale, Anish Shirodkar (all from Shri Samarth Vyayam Mandir), Vighnesh Kore (Amar Hind Mandal), Shreyas Saundalkar, Sai Gurav (all from Om Samarth Bharat Vyayam Mandir), Pranav Kumbhar, Nimesh Chaugule, Rahul Nevarekar, Vedant Nagwekar (all from Vaibhav Sports Club). Coach: Nilesh Sawant, Team Manager: Gurudatt Shinde
Girls’ Team: Harshala Sakpal, Janhavi Londhe, Riya Singh (all from Saraswati Sports Club), Rashmi Dalvi (Captain), Kadambari Teravankar, Kajal More, Nirmiti Parab (all from Om Saishwar Seva Mandal), Muskan Sheikh, Sharvi Nade, Arushi Gupta (all from Shivneri Seva Mandal), Saloni Sawant, Avantika Ambolkar (all from Vaibhav Sports Club), Rudra Natekar (Amar Hind Mandal), Shrushti Pashte (Om Samarth Bharat Vyayam Mandir), Tanvi More (Shri Samarth Vyayam Mandir). Coach: Shrikant Gaikwad, Team Manager: Varsha More.