National Volleyball Championship: Railways advances to men's and women's final

Railways will take on Haryana in the men's final, while it will face Kerala in the women's final of the National senior volleyball championship on Sunday.

BHUBANESWAR 12 February, 2022 22:44 IST

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE:The top three teams in both the men's and women's groups 'A' and 'B' automatically qualified for the quarterfinals and the play-off matches for the other two berths were held today. | Photo Credit: NAVESH CHITRAKAR

Railways staved off a strong challenge from Tamil Nadu to earn a 3-1 victory and enter the men's final of the 70th National senior volleyball championship at the KIIT indoor stadium here on Saturday.

Railways will meet defending champion Haryana in Sunday's final. Haryana defeated Services 3-1 in the other semifinal.

Meanwhile Kerala, looking for its fourth straight triumph, brushed aside Karnataka 3-0 and will meet Railways in the women's final on Sunday.