Bir Ganeshman Singh Sports Committee (BGSSC) is set to organise the second Bir Ganeshman Singh National Tennis Tournament from November 5-12 at the Stadobato Tennis Courts in Lalitpur.

The event to be organised under the technical support of Nepal Tennis Association will feature events in 23 different categories, including senior and junior sections, said the event coordinator, Bhaskar Man Singh, at a press conference on Monday.

Apart from the tennis tournament, the BGSSC also announced that it would organise a 10km road race on January 7 under the coordination of Rajan Khatri.

The tennis will feature events in men’s and women’s singles and doubles, men’s singles and doubles above 35 years, 45 years, 55 years and men’s singles above 65 years. Apart from these, the event will also see junior singles competition for boys and girls in Under 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and open doubles competitions.

The organisers expect a participation of 320 players in the tennis tournament and all the eight courts would be used during the tournament.

The winners of men’s and women’s singles will get Rs80,000 each and the runners-up will bag a purse of Rs40,000. The third place finishers will walk away with Rs20,000. The top three finishers of men’s and women’s doubles and men’s singles above 35 years age category will walk away with Rs40,000, Rs20,000 and Rs10,000, respectively, said the organisers.

The winners of other age categories will also get cash prizes, while the winners of the junior events will be rewarded with gift hampers. The expected cost of the event is Rs3.2 million.

Apart from tennis and road race, the BGSSC has also been organising national fencing and boxing championships on an annual basis. “Our plan is to gradually organise more games in the future,” said the Sports Committee coordinator, Sanjeev Tuladhar.