Nepal Table Tennis Players Depart for South Korea for Training

Kathmandu. Nepal's table tennis players Sangyog Kapali and Yongi Poudel have departed for Seoul, South Korea for foreign training for the 20th Asian Games (Asiad) to be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan. National champions Sangyog and Yongi left for there on Saturday.

According to Jakki Maharjan, Treasurer of the All Nepal Table Tennis Association, both players will participate in a one-month special training program to be held at Doksan High School in Seoul. This training will run from July 18 to August 18. Nepali players are going to participate in this training at the invitation of Yang Young-ja, the gold medalist of the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

During the one-month period, Nepali players will get the opportunity to practice regularly with excellent players from South Korea. Along with this, they will also get the opportunity to meet players and coaches of the South Korean national table tennis team, observe training sessions, and exchange experiences.

Sikka Suwal Shrestha, member of the National Sports Council Executive Committee, and Treasurer Maharjan bid farewell to the players, wishing them successful training and excellent performance in the upcoming Asian Games. A total of 6 players, including these two, have been selected from table tennis for the upcoming Asiad. Treasurer Maharjan informed that efforts are being made to take the remaining players to the training as well.