KATHMANDU: Nepal Badminton Association on Wednesday finalized the names of badminton players for the upcoming 13th South Asian Games (SAG).

A total of ten male and ten female players, out of 17 male and female players each in the close-camp, have been finalized, informed Nabin Bikram Shah, Secretary of the Association.

With this, the players will be trained at a close-training-camp in Pokhara, he informed.

The badminton competition will be held at a multipurpose covered hall in Pokhara stadium during the SAG games scheduled for December 1 to 10 in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

The selected male players include Dipesh Dhami, Ratnajit Tamang, Praphul Maharjan, Prince Dahal, Sajan Krishna Tamrakar, Nabin Shrestha, Sunil Joshi, Bushnu Katuwal, Bikash Shrestha, and Jiwan Acharya.

Likewise, female players include Jeshika Gurung, Rashila Maharjan, Nangshal Tamang, Puja Shrestha, Sima Rajbansi, Amita Giri, Anumaya Rai, Nita Lamsal, Shova Gauchan and Sita Rai.