Two players from the city have been selected to be part of the Indian footvolley team which is set to take part in the Rio 2016 World footvolley tournament to be held at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janiero.
<img title="Kundan Chandra and Cajetan Dias" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/21Kundan-Chandra-1.jpg" alt="Kundan Chandra and Cajetan Dias" /> Kundan Chandra and Cajetan Dias
Kundan Chandra (44) and Cajetan Dias (28) are set to represent India along with 23 other countries. The tournament will serve as a demonstration game at the Rio Olympics, and is to be held between the Olympics and the Paralympics from 24-28 August.
Chandra is the Head of Youth Development at Mumbai FC while Dias is the Maharashtra State Foottennis coach and also a football coach at Dias Sports Club. Footvolley combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football played on the beach and involves two, three or four players on each side. This tournament though would only feature two-a-side games.

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Two players from the city have been selected to be part of the Indian footvolley team which is set to take part in the Rio 2016 World footvolley tournament to be held at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janiero

Rio-bound: Chandra, Dias to represent India in World footvolley

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