OUR SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The inaugural U-23 National Basketball Championship got under way at the Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati on Monday. The opening ceremony was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Pijush Hazarika, Minister for Water Resources, etc, Nandita Gorlosa, Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare, etc, Pallab Lochan Das, President of the Assam Basketball Association, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, Chief Patron of the Assam Basketball Association, and others.
A total of 30 men’s teams and 25 women’s teams are competing in the tournament, which is organized by the Assam Basketball Association under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India. In the men’s competition, Assam is placed in Group C, alongside Andhra Pradesh, Goa, and Sikkim. The host team will kick off their campaign on Tuesday with a match against Goa.
In the women’s section, Assam is in Group D, along with Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Haryana. Assam’s first match will be against Rajasthan, scheduled for Tuesday.
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