With the 10th National Games scheduled to begin on December 2, the Karnali Province Sports Development Council has announced provincial selection trials for 14 sports and closed-camp training schedules for athletes in 31 disciplines.
According to a notice issued by the council on November 6, the remaining selection competitions will be held between November 13 and 20. Athletes already selected by their respective sports associations and federations will also undergo closed-camp training, the council said.
The selection trials for men's and women's basketball, bodybuilding and swimming will be held on November 13. Judo trials are scheduled for November 14, followed by sepak takraw and shooting on November 15, and gymnastics and esports on November 16.
Cycling trials will take place on November 17, while squash, archery, weightlifting and wrestling selections are scheduled for November 20. The men's and women's kho-kho selections are listed for November 17.
The trials will be held at various venues in Surkhet, including the main stadium, squash hall, Rajdal military sports ground, Kakrebihar, Hotel Siddhartha and municipal open grounds, according to council officials. Shooting trials will take place in Nepalgunj.
The closed-training programme covers athletics, football, cricket, hockey, volleyball, kabaddi, karate, badminton, full-contact karate, table tennis, wushu, taekwondo, gymnastics, boxing, handball and squash.
Athletes from basketball, archery, weightlifting, rugby, cycling, esports, sepak takraw, judo, bodybuilding, chess, swimming, shooting, wrestling, kho-kho and ITF taekwondo will also attend training camps.
The designated training venues include the main stadium, Chisapani sports ground, cricket grounds in Surkhet, district sports development committee grounds, the covered hall at the stadium, badminton hall and mini covered hall.
Other venues include the rugby ground, Kakrebihar, Hotel Siddhartha, the stadium premises, the swimming pool, Nepalgunj, the covered hall in Shreenagar, Salyan, and Dailekh.
The 10th National Games will be held in Karnali Province from December 2 to 13. The council has directed the concerned sports associations and federations to conduct the selection trials and training camps according to the published schedule.
Jyotee Katuwal is Karnali Province correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
