KATHMANDU: International Referee Shankar Gautam has been picked up to conduct the matches of the World Veterans Table Tennis Tournament slated for June 18-24 in Las Vegas, the United States of America.

More than 5,000 players from across the globe will participate in the biennial event.

Gautam, who is also the general secretary of Nepal Table Tennis Association, was also the referee in the previous edition of the championship held in Spain.