The winner will receive a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, the runner-up Rs. 250,000, and the third-place team Rs. 125,000.
What you should know
The 9th Sher Bahadur Khadka Memorial National Women's Volleyball Tournament is being organized by the Sher Bahadur Khadka Memorial Foundation, Balkot, from December 23 to 26.
The competition will feature 5 teams, including 3 from different departments, informed foundation chairman Ranjan Khadka at a press conference held in New Baneshwor on Thursday. Nepal Police, Nepal Army, APF, New Diamond Youth Sports Club and Everest Volleyball Club will participate. The participating teams will be divided into 2 groups and the matches will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis.
The total prize money of the competition, which will be sponsored by multinational paint company KNP Nerolake, is Rs. 1.3 million. The winner will receive Rs. 500,000, the runner-up Rs. 250,000 and the third-placed team Rs. 125,000. The best in each category will be awarded Rs. 25,000 each.
The ‘Player of the Match’ of each match will be awarded Rs. 15,000. On the occasion of the inauguration of the competition, a national female player will be honored with Rs. 50,000 as in the past.
The matches will be played at the covered hall of the National Sports Council (RSC) in Tripureshwor. The APF won the title of the first 6 editions. New Diamond became the champion in the seventh edition, while the police came first in the last edition.
Nerolake Country Head Manoj Mishra and the foundation's patron Gamali Khadka also signed the main sponsorship agreement at the press conference. The organizer stated that the competition is supported by the National Sports Council, Provincial Sports Development Council, Bagmati Province, various corporate houses and municipalities.
Country Head Mishra said that as the height of the competition has increased, the organization's love for the competition has also increased, so the budget allocation has been continuously provided.
Nepal Volleyball Association President Jitendra Bahadur Chand wished the competition success. Foundation President Khadka said that each player and technical team member has been insured for Rs. 500,000.
The foundation had started the competition in 2072 BS with the aim of empowering and enhancing the capacity of female players.
