The 8th National Beach Kabaddi championships will be held at the Ramakrishna beach here from April 16 to 19.
"46 teams -- 24 men and 22 women -- from 24 states will take part in the championships, being organised by the Andhra Kabaddi
Association," Association's Secretary V Veeralankaiah said."The India team for the Beach Asian Games to be held in September will be selected from this championship," he added.
According to the secretary, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is expected to attend the valedictory function on April 19.