<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' inaugurated the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup in Kathmandu today. Inaugurating the tournament organized by the Nepal Volleyball Association with the support of the National Sports Council, Prime Minister Dahal wished for the success of the tournament. On the occasion, he pointed out the fact that it was during his second term as the prime minister that volleyball was declared the national sport of the country. A total of eight countries'India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, including host Nepal — are participating in the tournament. Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Kyrgyzstan are in Group 'A' and Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan are in Group 'B'. The tournament will run until May 28.</span></p>