RAIPUR,CG,BHARAT: The 22nd Chhattisgarh State and Inter-District Table Tennis Competition-2024, organized by the Chhattisgarh Table Tennis Association in collaboration with Life Insurance Corporation of India and Central Bank of India, will take place from November 7 to November 10, 2024, at Sapre Shala Table Tennis Hall, Budhapara, Raipur.

The competition will feature team and singles categories across various age groups: Senior Men and Women, Youth-19, Junior-17, Sub Junior-15, Cadet-13, and Hopes-11 (Boys and Girls), said organising secretary Vinay Baiswade on Wednesday.

The schedule includes, November 7, 2024: Team events for all categories, November 8, 2024: Singles for Youth U-17 (Junior) and Youth U-13 (Cadet), November 9, 2024: Singles for Senior (Men/Women) and Hopes U-11 and November 10, 2024: Singles for Youth U-19 and Youth U-15 (Sub Junior).

The competition will encompass a total of 24 events, combining both team and individual matches. Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Table Tennis Association, Sarthak Shukla, announced that Vikram Sisodia, General Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Olympic Association and President of the Chhattisgarh Badminton Association, will inaugurate the event as the chief guest.

A total of 255 entries in the men's/boys' category and 126 in the women's/girls' category have been received from various districts. Matches begin at 9:00 a.m. on November 7. The chief judge will be international umpire Pradeep Joshi, with Vimal Nair, Shishir Gupta, and Praveen Nirapure as assistant judges.