The Chhattisgarh State Tennis Association (CSTA) in association with Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is hosting a national and Inter-state tennis championship under the aegis of All India Tennis Association from February 16 in Bhilai.The championship will conclude on February 21.
Players from different states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will be registering their presence in the championship, informed General Secretary of CSTA Gurucharan Singh Hora.
He further said that the team of Indian Railway and Services Sports Board will also participate in the tourney.
As per information received from CSTA, Chief Minister Raman Singh is going to inaugurate the tourney in the presence of Chhattisgarh’s Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey, officials of BSP and others. For smooth execution of matches, as many as four match courts along with one practice court have been prepared for the championship, said Hora.