All three departmental teams and Western Region made winning starts in the 31st Men’s National Volleyball Tournament held under the National Sports Council Championships in Pokhara on Tuesday.

Tribhuvan Army Club registered a 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 win over Eastern Region, Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club eased past Far Western Region 25-12, 25-17, 25-13 and Nepal Police Club eased to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-16 win over Mid Western Region. Western Region overcame Central Region 25-21, 25-22, 25-16.

In the women’s tournament, APF dispatched Eastern 25-2, 25-4, 25-7 and Central saw off Mid Western Region 25-7, 25-11, 25-10 in straight sets. Western beat Far Western Region 25-2, 25-4, 25-8 and NPC overcame Tribhuvan Army Club 25-13, 27-25, 25-6. The tournament featuring eight teams—five regional and three departmental—is played under league-cum-knockout format.

The eight teams are divided into two groups of four. The winners and runners-up from each of the two pools will advance into the semi-finals. The champions will receive Rs 50,000 and  the runners-up will earn Rs 30,000 in the five-day tournament. The third-place finisher will also get Rs 20,000 each.

Central win squash team title

LALITPUR: Central Region secured the team event title of the 10th National Squash tournament held under National Sports Championships in Satdobato on Tuesday. Central beat Western Region 2-0 in the final. Chhiri Lama of Central Region beat Mitralal Gurau of Western Region 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 in the first match before Aarhant Keshar Singh of Central Region beat Amrit Thapa Magar of Western Region 11-7, 12-10, 11-8. The men’s and women’s singles matches will start from Wednesday. (PR)