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| name = K. J. Kapil Dev<br />
| image = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award-2010 to Shri Kapil Deb K.J. for Volleyball, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2010.jpg<br />
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| caption = President [[Pratibha Patil]] presenting the Arjuna Award-2010 to Shri K. J. Kapil Dev<br />
| fullname = K. J. Kapil Dev<br />
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| birth_place = [[Varkala, Trivandrum]], India<br />
| position = Right-handed [[Setter (Volleyball)|Setter]]<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national volleyball team]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2006-2010<br />
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'''K. J. Kapil Dev''' is an Indian [[volleyball]] player from [[Varkala]], Trivandrum. He represented India in many international competitions. Kapil also led the Indian National Volleyball Team on a number of occasions, including the ''Rashid Memorial International Volleyball Tournament'' held at [[Dubai]] in July 2006 and [[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]] at [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/11/stories/2006071101181700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715142951/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/11/stories/2006071101181700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 July 2006|title=Kapil Dev to lead|date=11 July 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/470699.cms|title=KJ Kapil Dev to lead volleyball team|date=18 November 2006|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref> He was also a member of Indian team that won the title in [[2010 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] at Dhaka in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article100944.ece|title=Indian volleyball team retains title|date=4 February 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref> At the national level championships, Kapil represents [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/indianrailways/directorate/rail_sport_pro/pdf/N_2007-08/Volleyball.pdf|title=56th Senior National Volleyball Championship|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref> He currently plays for [[Chennai Spartans]] in [[Pro Volleyball League]].<br />
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Kapil employed with Indian railways, where he works in the Commercial Branch of the Divisional office in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. Kapil Dev hails from [[Varkala]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]]. His wife Radhika is also a volleyball player in the Indian Railway Team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tpuram-rail-division-pats-arjuna-award-winner-kj-kapil-deve/187034.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012164006/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tpuram-rail-division-pats-arjuna-award-winner-kj-kapil-deve/187034.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2012|title=Thiruvananthapuram rail division pats Arjuna award winner KJ Kapil Deve|date=31 July 2010|publisher=IBN Live|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref> Kapil Dev has been selected for the [[Arjuna Award]] on 29 August 2010 for his contribution to Indian volleyball.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article542651.ece|title=Khel Ratna award for Saina Nehwal|date=31 July 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
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