Kabaddi tourney

KATHMANDU: Kathmandu District Kabaddi Association is all set to hold the Late Hira Memorial Cup Inter-school Boys and Girls Kabaddi Tournament at Nayabazar in Kathmandu from August 11-13. The hosts informed boys’ 22 and girls’ 16 teams have been confirmed for the tournament, which will be played in the memory of former kabaddi player Hira Ratna Bajracharya who died in a plane accident 24 years back. Narendra Manandhar, president of the association, said that the tournament will cost nearly 250,000.