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| Founded | 2024 | ||
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| Owner | Saurabh Kedia | ||
| Director | Vikash Khetan | ||
| Captain | Saraswoti Chaudhary | ||
| League | Everest Women's Volleyball League | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Gandaki Thunders is a women's volleyball team from Pokhara, Gandaki Province playing in the Everest Women's Volleyball League in Nepal. The team was founded in 2024 and owned by Saurabh Kedia. [1] [2]
| Team roster 2024 | |||||
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| No. | Name | Height | Position | ||
| 3 |  Saraswoti Chaudhary (C) | 6' 1" | Outside hitter | ||
| 14 | Pragati Nath | 5' 7" | Setter | ||
| 1 | Laxmi Chand | 5' 8" | Spiker | ||
| 16 | Rima Kunwar | 5' 5" | Spiker | ||
| 7 | Kabita Bhatta | 5' 7" | Middle Blocker | ||
| 8 | Aarati Chaudhary | 5' 6" | Spiker | ||
| 6 | Sneha Thagunna | 5' 9" | Middle Blocker | ||
| 13 | Saraswoti Jaisi | 5' 4" | Libero | ||
| 10 |  Alisa Trubyuk | 6' 0" | Opposite Spiker | ||
| 12 | Ekaterina Zvyagintsewa | 5' 8" | Opposite Hitter | ||
| 11 |  Shilpa RS | 6' 2" | Middle Blocker | ||
| Juhi Shaw (Reserve) | 5' 5" | Setter | |||
| 18 | Soing Thapa (Talent Hunt) [3] | 5' 8" | |||
| Position | Name |
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| Owner | Saurabh Kedia |
| Director | Vikash Khetan |
| Head coach | Rupesh Kumar Bista |
| Assistant coach | Santosh Shreshta |
| Physio | Shila Giri |
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