The South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship begins in Arunachal

Itanagar, May 14 (PTI) The South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship began here on Sunday with over 100 players from six countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka taking part in the tournament.
The championship will culminate next time on May 17.
Inaugurating the tournament, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said it is an important moment in the history of sports in Arunachal Pradesh.
Table tennis is becoming more and more popular in India. All our players perform brilliantly in international competitions, he said and wished success to all the players participating in the championship.
During the day, the minister also visited Deepak Nabam Living Home, a place for orphans here, and gifted it an ambulance supplied by a sports equipment company.