Bhubaneswar (Odisha), March 6 -- : The 69th Senior National Volleyball Championship has kick-started at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium in KIIT Deemed to be University here in which for the first time, players from union territory Ladakh are participating in the championships.

Over 1200 volleyball players -- both men and women -- are participating in the tournament slated which started on Friday and will continue till March 11.

Speaking to ANI, Rigzin Lhamo, women captain of Ladakh said, "Our team is participating for the first time. Earlier we were selected in the Jammu and Kashmir team in which the preference was given to the players of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was neglected. This time we have got an opportunity to represent oursel...