KATHMANDU, Sept 10: Society for Physical Education and Sports, Nepal and Pushpa Kunja HSS are jointly set to hold the Fourth Nationwide School-level Open Table Tennis Tournament in Samakhusi, Kathmandu on Friday and Saturday.
The tournament will feature U-12 and U-16 events for both girls and boys along with team events for both boys and girls on the premises of Pushpa Kunja, according to the school.
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Altogether 41 players will vie for boys' U-12 title and 90 players for boys' U-16 crown, while 11 players are set to compete in the girls' U-12 section and 21 in girls' U-16 event.
Similarly, nine teams will participate in boys' team event and seven teams in girls' team event. The winner, runner-up and second runner-up teams will receive Rs 10,000, Rs 5,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively in the U-16 sections and Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 1,000 in the U-12 sections.
Altogether 29 schools will take part in the event.
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