The Karnali Province Sports Development Council has announced the provincial selection dates for the 14 sports that are yet to be selected for the 10th National Games. It has also published the closed training schedule for 31 sports.
According to a notice issued by the council on November 6, the selection competitions will run from November 13 to 20. The council said closed training will also be held for sports in which athletes have already been selected by the respective sports associations and federations.
Under the selection schedule, basketball (women and men), physique and swimming will be held on November 13. Judo will follow on November 14, and sepak takraw and shooting on November 15. Gymnastics and e-sports are scheduled for November 16. Cycling and kho-kho (women and men) will be held on November 17. Kabaddi, archery, martial arts and wrestling are scheduled for November 20.
Selection venues
Gymnastics selection will be held at the stadium, kabaddi at the Kabaddi Hall in Surkhet, and basketball at the basketball court inside the main stadium. Archery will take place at the Rajdal military ground. Martial arts and wrestling will be held at the stadium, cycling at Kankrebihar and e-sports at Hotel Siddha. Sepak takraw and physique will be held in Surkhet, and judo within the stadium premises.
Swimming selection will be held at the swimming pool inside the stadium, shooting in Nepalgunj and kho-kho at the municipality’s open ground, the council said.
Council Member Secretary Rabindra Chand said he has instructed the respective sports associations and federations to hold the selection competitions according to the set schedule.
Closed training for 31 sports
Alongside the selection competitions, the council has also published the closed training schedule for 31 sports to speed up athletes’ preparations for the National Games.
The closed training covers athletics, football, cricket, hockey, volleyball, kabaddi, karate, badminton, full-contact karate, table tennis, wushu, taekwondo, gymnastics, boxing, handball and squash, among others.
Athletes in basketball, archery, weightlifting, rugby, cycling, e-sports, sepak takraw, judo, physique, chess, swimming, shooting, wrestling, kho-kho and ITF taekwondo will also take part in closed training.
Training venues
Venues designated for closed training include the main stadium in Surkhet, the Chisapani playground, various cricket grounds, the playgrounds of the district sports development committees, and the covered hall, badminton covered hall and mini covered hall at the stadium.
The schedule also lists the rugby ground, Kankrebihar, Hotel Siddhartha, the stadium premises, the swimming pool, Nepalgunj, the covered hall in Shreenagar, Salyan, and Dailekh as training sites.
The 10th National Games will be held in Karnali Province from December 2 to 13. The opening ceremony is planned for December 3 and the closing ceremony for December 13. The council said it is going ahead with the selection competitions and closed training to organise preparations for the Games.
