Indian team Calicut Heroes won the first Kava Men's Volleyball Club Championship title at Rakhep Covered Hall in Tripureshwar on Saturday.
Calicut won the trophy by defeating Help Nepal Sports Club of Nepal in a set of 3-1. Help Nepal defeated Calicut in the league stage.
After winning the first set 25-21 against Calicut, the Nepali team won the second set 26-24 and tied the match 1-1. But Help Nepal could not maintain the pace of recovery.
After losing the third and fourth sets by 25-14, 25-17, Calicut became the title holder.
Im's retirement
Before the finals, the former captain of the Nepalese national volleyball team Im Ranamar retired from international volleyball. Member Secretary of National Sports Council Tanklal Ghising and President of Nepal Volleyball Association Jitendra Bahadur Chand presented him with one lakh, certificate and coat.
Under the captaincy of Im, who spent more than two decades as a player, Nepal won the bronze medal in the Central Zone Kava Volleyball Championship in 2073.
This is the only international medal won by the Nepalese men's volleyball team. He made his debut in the national team in 2006.
