Kathmandu, May 22 -- Nepal and India have been fierce competitors at the CAVA Women's Volleyball Championship. India had denied Nepal the title in the inaugural edition of the championship at the Covered Hall in Dasharath Stadium premises in 2024. Two years later, Nepal are targeting India as their major opponent again.

Dasharath Stadium's Covered Hall is hosting the third edition of the championship under the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) from Friday.

It is also the first time that the tournament is hosting as many as eight teams. There were five teams in the first edition and only four in the second edition hosted in Uzbekistan last year. Nepal did not participate in the second edition.

The eight teams have been divided...