Police Club and New Diamond Dominate NBA Awards; Palh and Sumitra Unanimously Named Best Players

At the sixth NBA Awards organized by the Nepal Volleyball Association, Nepal Police Club and New Diamond Youth Sports Club each secured three awards. Palh Gahatraj of Police was declared the Best Male Player, while Sumitra Regmi of New Diamond was named the Best Female Player, each receiving a prize of NPR 50,000.

The Nepal women’s team, which won the silver medal at the CAVBA U-19 Women’s Volleyball Championship held in the Maldives, was honored with a special award and a cash prize of NPR 600,000. The event took place on Chaitra 30 in Kathmandu.

In addition to the Best Players, Police’s Chandru Kunwar was named Best Coach for the men’s category, with Police Club also receiving the Best Team award. In the women’s division, Kumar Rai of New Diamond was selected as Best Coach, and New Diamond earned the Best Team accolade.

The Best Teams each received a prize of NPR 200,000. Emerging player awards went to Bibash Thapa of Tribhuvan Army Club in the men’s category and Mina Sunar of Everest Volleyball Club in the women’s category, both receiving NPR 50,000. Coaches Jagdish Bhatt and Bharat Yadav, as well as sports journalist Shree Vikram Bhandari, were also honored at the ceremony.