Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday announced that the state will be hosting the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022.
According to the chief minister, this is one of the biggest tournaments that Meghalaya has hosted till date among many others and is only the second time that the biggest table tennis event is being hosted in the northeast region.
The state is expecting close to 650 participants out of which 450 will be players and the rest will be coaches and supporting staff.
Approximately, arrangement for about 300 rooms have been made, besides travel and other logistical arrangements, the CM said.
The event will be held at SAI Indoor Training Center at NEHU in Shillong where the hall can accommodate close to 20 tables. The tournament will be held from April 18 till April 25.
Sangma added that the state is expecting a large number of participants to come as well as office bearers of different states, including the deputy chief minister of Haryana who is the president of Haryana Table Tennis Association and is also responsible for this event taking place here.
This tournament is held keeping in mind the 50 years of statehood celebration. The cost of hosting this tournament is expected to be Rs 1.5 crore and a total of 10 players from Meghalaya are expected to participate in the event.
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