Viseyie Koso (born 25 March 1984) is an Indian professional

Sepak Takraw Sepak takraw, or Sepaktakraw, also called kick volleyball, is a team sport played with a ball made of rattan or synthetic plastic between two teams of two to four players on a court resembling a badminton court. It is similar to volleyball and ...

player from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

. In 2010, Koso became the first Naga sportsman to represent India at the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

held in

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Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, China. He also participated in the

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

held at

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

in the

Seoul National Capital Area The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest met ...

, South Korea.

Biography

Early life

Viseyie Koso was born on 25 March 1984, in

Viswema Viswema (), is a Southern Angami Naga village located 22 km south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, India. With a resident population of 7417, it is the second biggest village in the state and is part of the contiguous built-up of the K ...

. Koso did his graduation from

St. Joseph's College, Jakhama St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Jakhama, is a college established and managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kohima, Diocese of Kohima, Nagaland. It is the first college established by the Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima, Catholic ...

Career

Koso participated in the

that was held from 16 to 20 November at the Haizhu Sports Center becoming the first Naga sportsman to represent India at an Asian Games. At the 17th Asian Games in 2014 in

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, Koso and Keneileno Nakhro along with Nagaland Sepaktakraw coach,

Holshe Khrie-o Holshe Khrie-o Dzüne is an Indian professional Sepak Takraw who also serves as the Nagaland State Sepak Takraw coach. Biography Holshe Khrie-o was born in Viswema, Nagaland. At the 17th Asian Games in 2014 in Korea, Khrie-o along with Visey ...

represented the Indian Sepaktakraw team. Koso also participated in the 30th Kings Cup, Sepaktakraw World Championship in

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, held from 4 to 10 May. The Indian Men team won Bronze medal in Regu event.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koso, Viseyie 1987 births Living people Sepak takraw players Indian sportspeople Asian Games competitors for India Sepak takraw players at the 2010 Asian Games Sepak takraw players at the 2014 Asian Games People from Viswema