Sports in Nepal
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Sports events
Olympics
Nepal first competed in the summer Olympics at the
Asian Games
Nepal competed at first Asian Games in 1951 at New Delhi and won its first medal at the event in the 1986 Seoul Games, winning 8 bronze medals. As of 2018, Nepal has won 2 silver medals and 22 bronze medals at the event.
South Asian Games
Nepal has competed in every edition of the South Asian Games and has hosted the event in 1984, 1999 and 2019. As of 2019, Nepal is the fourth-most successful country, winning 679 medals winning 130 gold medals, 182 silver medals and 367 bronze medals.
National Games
The Nepal Olympic Committee and the National Sports Council hosts the National Games of Nepal every two or three years. The event is meant to identify talent for the South Asian Games, Asian Games and Olympic Games as well as develop sporting infrastructure throughout the country. The National Games have been held eight times with the first event being held in 1982 at Kathmandu.
By sport
Team sports
Football
Football (also known as soccer) is one of the most popular sports in Nepal. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) is the governing body of Nepalese football that organizes the men's and women's national teams.
Football was introduced to Nepal during the Rana regime in the 1921.[4] Since its introduction play was mostly limited to the Kathmandu Valley but since the turn of the millennium more tournaments have started to be organized throughout the country. The Martyr's Memorial A-Division League is the premier football league in Nepal and has been organized since 1955.
The Nepal national team was organized in 1972 after being affiliated to FIFA in 1971 and lost to China in their first official match. Nepal regularly participates in tournaments organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and was the winner of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.
Cricket
Cricket is one of the most popular and widely followed sports in Nepal. It rapidly grew popularity in the mid 2010s, following the slight successes of the Nepalese cricket team as well as the country's explosive rise in social media and television viewing influence from neighboring country India.
The Nepal national cricket team is controlled by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) which was founded in 1946.[5] CAN became a member of the National Sports Council in 1961 and was awarded affiliate status by the International Cricket Council in 1988 and since 1996 has been recognized as an associate member.[6] Nepal has been successful in regional events organized by the Asian Cricket Council, placing first in the ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2006/07 and sharing the title with the United Arab Emirates in the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite. The women's team made their debut in 2007 and has qualified for the Women's Asia Cup in 2012 and 2016.[5] Nepal qualified for the
Nepal claimed One Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their six wicket win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier play off encounter on 15 March 2018.[8][9] The men and women's team both currently have T20I status as a result of an ICC decision to expand the status to all member nations.[10]
Volleyball
Volleyball was declared the
As in many other countries, women's volleyball is more popular than men's.[11] it is played in all 77 district which means all part of nepal
Individual sports
Swimming
Gaurika Singh participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke.
Leagues
| Sport | Domestic League | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| Association football | Martyr's Memorial A-Division League | National Women's League[12] |
| Cricket | Prime Minister One Day Cup
Nepal Premier League[13] |
Prime Minister Women's T20 Cup |
| Volleyball | NVA Men's National Volleyball Club League | NVA Women's National Volleyball Club League |
| Basketball | Nepal Basketball League | Nepal Women's Basketball League |
MMA
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Nepal Warriors Championship | Nepal Warriors Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "Changing Trend In Nepali Sports Nepal's main local game until 2072 B.S was Dandibiyo which was played with a dandiand biyo Write yor bichar". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Nepal Sports - The Most Popular Sports in Nepal". Kevmrc. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b "It's official: Volleyball is the national sport of Nepal – OnlineKhabar". 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "ANFA | About". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "About – Cricket Association of Nepal". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Nepal can become a major cricketing force among associate countries". Cricket Country. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Nepal enters ICC World Twenty20 with thrilling win". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Nepal make cricket history after securing ODI status". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "'Biggest day in Nepal cricket history' - Khadka". ESPNcricinfo. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Volleyball is my first love: Shahi". The Himalayan Times. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "ANFA | National Women's League and National Team training postponed until further notice". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Cricket governing body gives nod to lease proposed Nepal Premier League T20 to Indian company". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
Further reading
- "Football at the heart of the Himalaya". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2005.