Peshawar clinched the trophy of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inter-Divisional Volleyball Championship after defeating strong Bannu Dvision in the thrill-packed final played here at PSB Coaching Center on Sunday. Deputy Director Sports KP Aziz Ullah Jan was the chief guest on this occasion. Deputy Director Sports Tariq Khan, Secretary General KP Volleyball Association Khalid Waqar, officials and large number of players from various participating teams were also present.
The final was started on fast tempo and both Peshawar and Bannu played well and gave each other a tough fight. Peshawar took the first two sets at 27-25 and 29-27 but Bannu on the other hands staged a strong come back and took the third sets at 23-25 and 26-28. To make the tally 2-2 both Peshawar and Bannu players played well specially at the net with some beautiful spikings were also witnessed.
It was the fifth and decisive set in which Peshawar faced tough resistance as Bannu was leading by 2-9, 4-13, 7-17 but Peshawar played with determination and succeeded in leveling the set on couple of occasion and also got the set by 25-23. Thus Peshawar won the final by 3-2.
Speaking on this occasion, Khalid Waqar, who also coached Pakistan team, lauded the support extended by Directorate of Sports KP. He said all the seven divisional teams took part from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the teams were provided accommodations, food, and travelling on behalf of KP Volleyball Association. He said KP is full of volleyball talent and that is why most of the players in Pakistan Junior and Senior teams are hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
At the end, the chief guest gave away trophies and cash prizes to the winners and runners-up.
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