KATHMANDU, Feb 10: The Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA)is set to organize Lama Tendi Sherpa Memorial Open Men and Women Tournament from February 14.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, NeBA Chairman Bhim Singh Gurung said that as many as 14 teams from the men’s category and five teams from the female category will be competing in the tournament. According to tournament coordinator Bikash Shahi, there is a high possibility of A navy team from Bangladesh participating in the competition.
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The men’s category has been divided into four groups as the games will be set in a knockout setting. Meanwhile, the women will compete in a league setting, where the top two teams will compete against each other.
Winners from both men’s and women’s categories have a prize pool of Rs 50,000 while the runner-up teams will receive Rs 25,000 cash prize. Similarly, the winner of the Most Valuable Player award will receive Rs 10,000. The tournament will be held at the National Sports Council Covered Hall at Tripureshwor.
Lama was a former Chairman of the NeBA. He also served as the Vice-President of National Sports Council and the General Secretary of the Nepal Olympic Committee.
