NBA Secretary Nabin Bikram Shah informed that a total of ten male players and ten female players have been finalized from the list of 17 male and 17 female players who trained in the closed-camp after the 8^th National Games.

The shortlisted players will be further trained at the closed training camp in Pokhara.

The 13^th South Asian Games Badminton competition is going to be held at a multipurpose hall in Pokhara stadium.

Shortlisted 13^th South Asian Games (SAG) Badminton Players

• Men Players: Bikash Shrestha, Bushnu Katuwal, Dipesh Dhami, Jiwan Acharya, Nabin Shrestha, Praphul Maharjan, Ratnajit Tamang, Sajan Krishna Tamrakar and Sunil Joshi
• Women Players: Amita Giri, Anumaya Rai, Jeshika Gurung, Nangshal Tamang, Nita Lamsal, Puja Shrestha, Rashila Maharjan, Shova Gauchan and Sima Rajbansi.

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The four-day event received huge attention from badminton players of the country and has so far seen nearly 305 shuttlers, including 35 in men’s singles and 17 in women’s singles events, registering for the championship.

“We are overwhelmed by the number of participants which is a massive rise compared to the last edition,” says Sudip Yonjan, Tournament Coordinator and Chief Coach of NBA .

The tournament is going to see around 43 teams involving 17 districts, schools and clubs.

In total, the tournament will have events in nine categories: Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles event in two categories (open and unranked), U-15 Men’s and Women’s open, Mixed Doubles, Masters for contestants of 35 and above 45-yrs of age.

Academy’s long wait for private participation made them decide on organizing this tournament on their own to encourage Nepal’s Badminton sport.

“As there were no badminton academies operated from private sector, we decided to start our own in view of providing opportunities to badminton aspirants. Yonjan has been mentoring the aspiring shuttlers so far in the academy. The Academy aims at producing future stars and is not profit-oriented,” says Madhu Sudan Pathak, President of the Academy.

The Academy also has hostel facilities for around 25 players and has also been offering space to national players for practicing their sport.

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