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Andhra Pradesh SGFI invites nominations for U-15 volleyball trials in Pune
In response to a circular from the School Games Federation of India (SGFI) announcing that the World School Volleyball Championship (Under-15 Boys and Girls) will be held in Shangluo City, China, from December 4 to 13, 2025, the Andhra Pradesh unit of the SGFI has called for nominations of eligible and talented students for the national selection trials to be held at Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra.
In a statement on Friday, School Games Federation of Andhra Pradesh Secretary G. Bhanumurthy Raju said that zonal (erstwhile district) and State-level volleyball selection trials would be conducted to identify eight boys and eight girls from the State for the national trials.
The boys' State selection trials will be held from August 25 to 27, and the girls' trials from August 28 to 30, 2025. Only students born on or after January 1, 2010 — with permissible birth years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 — are eligible. Participants must carry their original birth certificate in English, issued by a government-approved authority, and have a passport valid for at least six months beyond December 2025.
District-level trials will be conducted on August 13 under the supervision of the respective Zonal Educational Officer and District School Games Secretary. The State-level trials will take place on August 18, 2025, at K.B.C. Zilla Parishad Boys High School, Patamata, Vijayawada, in NTR district.
Sports Excellence Awards
Director of School Education V. Vijay Rama Raju has instructed all schools across the State to celebrate the birth anniversary of 'Wizard of Hockey' Dhyan Chand on August 29 in a grand manner. As part of the celebrations, the best five schools in each district — selected based on their sports achievements — will receive the School of Sports Excellence Awards for the academic year 2024-25. A five-member committee headed by the District Educational Officer will review applications.
The last date for submitting applications is August 18. Scrutiny will be done on August 19, and the final list of awardees will be announced on August 21. Awards will be presented on National Sports Day, August 29, in each district.
