Minimol Abraham, also known as Minomol Abraham (born 27 March 1988), is an Indian female volleyball player and current captain of the India women's national volleyball team.[1] Minimol also plays for the domestic volleyball club India Railways in domestic league matches.[2][3] She is considered one of the finest women volleyball players to have emerged from the state of Kerala along with Aswani Kiran, Poornima and Princy Joseph.[4]
| Minimol Abraham | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Nationality |  India | ||
| Born | 27 March 1988 Kerala, India | ||
| Volleyball information | |||
| Current club | Indian Railways | ||
| National team | |||
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In 2012, she involved in a police case in which she was suspected to have harassed by three young men who allegedly pushed her down while she was walking and the case was later filed as an accidental case.[5]
Career
editShe was selected to represent India at the 2010 Asian Games, her maiden Asian Games appearance and was part of the squad which finished 9th in the women's team event.[6][7][8] In July 2018, Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the 2018 Asian Games.[9][10][11][12]
References
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- ^ "National Volleyball Championship: Kerala to meet Railways in final - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Chandran, M. r Praveen (5 January 2012). "Poornima — a star in the making". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Youths harass national volleyball player - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Sanjay to lead volleyball team". Deccan Herald. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "| OCA Results |". 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Asia Games 2010 Guandhzou (CHN) - 18-27.11 Winner China". todor66.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "India Announces Men's and Women's Rosters for 2018 Asian Games". VolleyMob. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games 2018 Name of Indian Athletes: Complete List of 541-Member Contingent for 37 Sports Events at Jakarta Palembang Asian Games | LatestLY". Latestly. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Volleyball squads for Asian Games announced". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Volleyball teams for Asian Games". The Hindu. 16 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2018.