Jhili — a star in the making

She is tall (6 feet), slim, fair and stylish. Complementing her eye-catching physisical features, she is endowed with natural talent to excel in volleyball. Meet rising star Jhililata Sena, who cornered glory by helping India win the in the gold medal in the SAF Games at Colombo earlier last month. A product of Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar, the 19-year-old Jhili put up fine all-round performance, foiling opposition attacks at the net and scoring valuable points for India through her well-directed smashes. Despite being the junior most, the Orissa lass proved to be an indispensable part of the National team, playing all the matches in the SAF Games. This was the second time that Jhili did duty for the senior National team in a major event. The earlier occasion was the Asian Championship in China.

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