Kolkata Thunderbolts is a men's volleyball team from Kolkata, West Bengal playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India.[1] The team was founded in 2021 and owned by Kolkata Sports Ventures. They won the inaugural, 2022 PVL season by defeating Ahmedabad Defenders 3-0 in the final.[2]
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| Founded | 2021 | ||
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| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures | ||
| Manager | Narayan Alva | ||
| Captain | Ashwal Rai | ||
| League | Prime Volleyball League | ||
| 2022 |  Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Honors
edit- Winners (1): 2022
Team
edit| Team roster 2024[3] | |||||
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| No. | Name | Position | |||
 Onur Cukur |
Setter | ||||
 Vinayak Rokhade |
Setter | ||||
| Hari Prasad |
Libero | ||||
| Arjun Nath |
Blocker | ||||
| Ashwal Rai |
Blocker | ||||
| Deepesh Sinha |
Blocker | ||||
| Praful S |
Blocker | ||||
| Sudheer Shetty |
Blocker | ||||
| Amit Chokker |
Attacker | ||||
 David Kisiel |
Attacker | ||||
| Deepak Kumar |
Attacker | ||||
| Prabagaran |
Attacker | ||||
| Rahul K |
Attacker | ||||
| Rakesh Kumar |
Attacker | ||||
| Vinit Kumar[4] |
Attacker | ||||
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures
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| Chairman | Pawan Kumar Patodia
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| Co-Owner | Vinay Kishan
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| Co-Owner | Vineet Bhandari
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| Team director | Sumedh Patodia
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| Head coach | Rahman Mohammadrad[5] |
| Assistant coach | Davoud Mogbehli |
| Team manager | Vaibhav Choudhary
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| Senior manager | Nayan Kumar
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| Physio | Dr. Utkarsh Kulshreshtha
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References
edit- ^ "Thunderbolts gear up for a ball in Prime Volleyball League". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Kolkata Thunderbolts rout Ahmedabad Defenders to become inaugural PVL champions". Telegraph India. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Kolkata Thunderbolts | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
- ^ "Want to do something magical in PVL, says Kolkata Thunderbolts captain Ashwal Rai". ANI News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts has "high calibre" players, says head coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 January 2022.