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The
7th Nepal Open Paragliding Competition is scheduled to kick off on
January 19, 2006 under the joint auspices of Nepal Trekking Agents'
Association Regional Chapter, Pokhara, Nepal Year Sports Association
and Nepal Tourism Board.
The competition is
expected to attract more domestic and foreign tourists to Pokhara, the
famous tourism city in the country, some 200 km west of Kathmandu,
according to the organizers.
Around 100 players
including 10 Nepalese are said to participate in the adventurous sport
competition. A total of 30 persons had participated in the first year
of the competition, it is said. Some 30,000 spectators are expected to come to watch the competition.
A foreign national is
charged 25 US dollars and a Nepali citizen 1,000 Nepali rupees (14.2
dollars) each for being participant in the competition.
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