Bihar Food and Consumer Protection Minister Shyam Rajak (centre), Sanjay Singh, MLC and BTTA president (right) and BTTA secretary Mukesh Roy at a Press conference in Patna on December 25, 2013.
The Championship will be held second time in Patna in which
600 players from 34 States and Public Sectors like Petroleum Sport Promotion
Board, LIC, Bank Sports Board, BSNL, Railways, Airport Authority of India,
Indian Audit & Accounts Department and other eligible organizations will be
taking part in the event. This tournament was earlier held in Patna in the year 2009 very successfully.
Shyam Rajak, Minister for Food and Consumer Protection, Govt.
of Bihar, addressing the Press as the Patron in Chief of the tournament
committee said that there is prize money in different events for the winners
and runners amounting to Rs.16 lakhs.
President of Bihar Table Tennis Association Sanjay Singh,
MLC briefed the press that the tournament will be conducted on the guideline
provided by Table Tennis Federation of India. Singh stated that visiting
players and officials will be accommodated in the hotels and sports hostel of
the stadium. He further communicated that AK Chauhan, senior IAS officer has
been made chairman of the organizing committee.
He also communicated that the tournament is likely to be
inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. PC Chaturvedi, President and Dhanraj
Chowdhary, General Secretary of TTFI will be present during the opening
ceremony.
BTTA secretary Mukesh Roy said that about 150 technical
officials and umpires would be present for smooth conduct of the tournament. He
also stated that all the current Indian Team players in men’s and women’s were expected
to take part in this mega event.
The Bihar team which has
been selected to represent the state in this tournament is going under a coaching
camp supervised by former senior state players.
A BTTA Press release
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