KATHMANDU: The All-Nepal Table Tennis Association on Wednesday signed the sponsorship deal with Nepal Ghar for the South Asian Regional Qualifiers of the World Table Tennis Championship.

A total of 60 players from six countries - Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives - will take part in the South Asian Regional Qualifying Championship to be held at the National Table Tennis Training Centre in Lainchaur from December 8-11.

ANTTA President Chatura Nanda Rajvaidhya and Nepali Ghar Managing Director Raju Shrestha - who is also the vice-president of Nepal Tennis Association - signed the memorandum of understanding. As per the agreement, Nepali Ghar will sponsor accommodation and food worth Rs 300,000.

A version of this article appears in the print on December 1, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.