ROUSING RECEPTION TO THE WINNERS OF KHELO INDIA BASKETBALL TEAM AT THE ERNAKULUM TOWN STATION
18/02/2017
Kochi 18th February 2017- Gold and Silver Medallist of Khelo India National Basketball Champions Kerala Girls was given a rousing welcome on her arrival here on Saturday.
Kerala Girls U17 team had won the Gold defeating Haryana 79-57 while their U 14 team went down fighting to Delhi 55-61 to secure the Silver.
The Team arrived at Ernakulam Town by Sabari Express Express Lead by the Skipper U17 the Gold Medallist Olivia T Shaibu from Shanthl Jyothi Public School Muttam and the Silver Medallist U14 Team lead by Anjanna Paul Maveli from Christ School Irinjalakuda and accompanied by coaches Winny Bestine from Koratty , Ajith A R Thiruvananthapuram , Prem Kumar from Ernakulam, and Minnu George from Thrissur
The reception was initiated by TEAM REBOUND an organization of former Basketballers lead its president International Muhammed Iqbal who came forward to help the teams with kit and expenses of the camp from the request of Kerala Basketball Association for help as the entry was sanctioned by Kerala State Sports Council without financial help.
Those who came over to the Station includes Arjuna awardee and the administrative board member of Kerala state sports council Sri George Thomas, former international players which includes Leelamma Santhosh,Merciamma Sebastian,Sheebamma Augustine,Indu Lekha and also former state players Alma Nettikkadan and Shyla kuriakose, FIBA commissioner Dr Prince K Mattom, former state star Om Kumar,Kerala Management association President and former Sate player Mathew urumbath, Ernakulum District Basketball Association Secretary adv K A Salim, and state stars like Hally Itty Ipe TEAM REBOUND secretary Aji Kumar Nair etc
Team also got reception on the way at Palakkad under former International V V Harilal and at Shornur by PJ sunny BFI member
The Team was honoured at the station with flowers and Food packs.
Girls U 17
Olivia T Shibu (C) (ShanthalJyothi Public School Muttam,Idukki) Jayalakshmi V J , Neethu S(St Josephs GHS Alappuzha) , Anagha Shaji,Anasooya Sanal G.N (Jyothi Nikethan School Alappuzha)Dona Elsa Zacharia , Kavya Jayakumar(Mount Carmel GHS Kottayam) Lakshmi K Lalu,Sandra K A & Aparna Sadasivan( Little Flower HSS Koratty,Thrissur) Mahima Shibu M (St Goerrethy Thriuvanthapuram) Anu Maria CS (SAI Thallasserr)
Girls U14
Anjana Paul Mavely © (Christ School irinjalakuda) Aleena Antony, Aagy Jaison (Little Flower HSS Thrissur) Gouri (St Marys Patton. Chinnu Koshy (St Goretti Trivandrum), Abhirami R(Sarvodaya Trivandrum) Ann Mary Zachariah, Swapna Marin, Aksa Thankam Sajan(Mount Carmel GHS Kottayam) Jesly PS (Sports Division kannur) Avanthika S Biju(St Michaels GHS Kozhikode)Ann Mary Saji (Toc H Villa Ernakulam)
