Hong Wanji Bouddha Society and New Diamond Sports Club on Tuesday signed title sponsorship deal for the New Diamond Cup second National Open Women’s volleyball tournament beginning from Wednesday.

Hong Wanji Nepal Chief Sonam Wangdi Bhutiya and tournament coordinator Kumar Rai exchanged the MoU on Tuesday. According to the deal, Hong Wanji will provide the club with Rs 500,000 and the tournament will carry the name of the title sponsors. Bhutiya said the Hong Wanji was privileged to get associated with the club. 

“We are the fan of New Diamond Academy (NDA) which has done a lot in Nepali women’s volleyball. We are filled with immense pride to be associated with this tournament,” said Bhutiya. Rai, who is also the principle of New Diamond Academy (NDA), thanked Hong Wanji for the sponsorship, adding: “We are done with all the preparations for the tournament. With this association, we are really looking forward to the tournament with more eagerness.”

The four-day tournament features eight teams including Chitwan Tigress, NDA, Tops Secondary School of Pokhara, Paramount Higher Secondary School, Tribhuvan Army Club, Nepal Police Club, Nepal Armed Police Force Club and Jawalakhel Volleyball Training Centre.