KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari will inaugurate the Eighth National Games on April 18 in Nepalgunj.

President Bhandari is scheduled to inaugurate the National Games taking place in State -5 from April 5-24, at the Nepalgunj Stadium, according to the National Sports Council.

Prime Minister KP Oli is scheduled to conclude the National Games.

Meanwhile, the date and venue for the Ninth National Games would be announced on the concluding ceremony.

However, the games of championship would begin from April 10 where a total of 5,211 athletes would compete for 1,307 medals.

KATHMANDU: The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) warned the Nepal Athletics Association (NAA) that it would suspend the NAA if the latter violated the IAAF statute by failing to hold its elections on time.

The IAAF said NAA violated the IAAF statute by failing to conduct its elections on time. “The NAA will be suspended and barred from participating in any international, and regional sports competitions,” it said.

NAA President Rajib Bikram Sah, however, said they would hold the elections soon.

NAA is entangled in internal disputes thus failing to hold elections on time.

KATHMANDU: Ajit Kumar Yadav of Nepal won a gold medal in the third Asian Youth Athletics Championship held in Hong Kong.

Ajit, who is associated with the Armed Police Force (APF) Club, completed the 3,000-meter race in eight minutes and 30.32 seconds.

Likewise, first runner-up Amit Jangir of India finished the race in eight minutes and 36.34 seconds. Similarly, Gamil al- Hamati of Yemen completed the race in eight minutes 38.60 seconds to win the bronze, according to the National Sports Council (NSC).

The championship is being participated by Bhutan, Nepal, Japan, China, Chinese Taipei, Iran, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macao, Qatar, Maldives, Philippines, and Vietnam.

SYANGJA: A mountain bike competition that started in the district today has brought together national and international players.

Named as ‘International Mountain Bike Competition’ the event began from the district headquarters, Waling. It is organized by Wonderful Waling Tourism Development Association with the assistance of Waling municipality.

The competition is aimed at identifying the district as a place of adventure tourism, according to Association Chairman, Dinkar Nepal. The competition was inaugurated by Waling municipality mayor, Dilip Pratap Khand at Surkaudi area in the municipality.

A total of 28 persons including two times world champion, Mary Wallace and another foreigner are participants to the match. Association Secretary, Mohan Gurung informed that 18 players from Nepal Army and Armed Police Force have joined the competition.

The winner of the competition is rewarded with the cash prize of Rs 500 thousand.

KATHMANDU: Nepali athletes are participating in the Special Olympic World Summer Games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) taking place from March 14 to 21.

Nepal will participate in the in sports, including the ‘five-A side unified futsal, bocce and athletics. The team will leave here for the UAE on March 7, Thursday.

KATHMANDU: Raju Chhetri is certified as the best Taekwondo athlete, instructor and referee in Nepal.  He is the 6th Dan Black Belt holder. World Taekwondo Headquarters awarded him with the certificate. Chhetri was granted 6th Dan Black Belt from the World Taekwondo Headquarter, Kukkiwon (WTF) in 2013. He is International Master Instructor and International Referee, recognized by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

Chhetri participated as a Coach in the The World Taekwondo Hanmadang on 2012, 2011 and 2007 held in South Korea, 1st World Taekwondo Poomsae Championship in South Korea 2006, 2nd Korea Open International Taekwondo Championship in South Korea in 2006 and 5th Korea Open Taekwondo Championship on 2009 in South Korea. He also participated in the 17th Asian Games Incheon in 2014 in South Korea

In recognition of his dedication, service and outstanding contribution to the development of Taekwondo, he received Honorary Citizenship from South Korea Seoul Metropolitan Government city in 2013. He is also first Nepali Honorary ambassador to South Korean Pochen Metropolitan city.

BAGLUNG: A test flight for Paragliding was conducted on the occasion of Balewa Mahotsav at Balewa of Baglung District that began on Thursday. After a successful test flight, the organizers said they will be conducting paragliding flights throughout the “First Balewa Festival”.

KATHMANDU: The IFBB Professional League, pro-qualifier, is being held in Kathmandu tomorrow.

A total of 20 body builders will vie for the four pro cards up for grabs. Body-building athletes from Nepal, India, Iran, Qatar, Syria, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia will be taking part in the league, according to IFBB Nepal, the organizer.

Roelly Winklaar from New Zealand has arrived Nepal as the guest poster for the event.

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Bikram Shrestha has won the bronze medal in the eighth World Para Taekwondo Championship- 2019 held in Turkey.
Shrestha beat a Morocco rival to win the medal towards one Poomsae under the P-32 male genre held this morning. Russia won the gold while Croatia clinched the silver medal.
Meanwhile, along with Shrestha, Italy’s Ricardo Zimmerman won the bronze.
This is the debut of Nepal in Poomsae of world para taekwondo championship. A total of 425 players from 69 countries are competing in the championship.

Kathmandu: Minister for Youth and Sports Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma has said that two parallel associations of a sport cannot exist at a time.  At a programme organized in the capital city on Wednesday to congratulate the newly formed office bearers of Nepal Gymnastics Association, Minister Bishwakarma said that the ministry has forwarded the concept of a single committee of a game in the country to avoid the conflict over the sportspersons’ participation in the national and international tournaments.
On the occasion, Chairman of Nepal Olympic Committee and province lawmaker Jibanram Shrestha said that unity among the sports association results in success and strength. Likewise, Vice Chairman of National Sports Council Pitambar Timsina, who heads the committee formed by the ministry to patch up the conflicting committees of different sports, vowed to manage other sports associations as well in the future.
During the event, Chairman of newly formed Gymnastics Association Dhurba Bahadur Pradhan and co-chair Kishor Bahadur singh said that unity in the association was possible thanks to mutual understanding in both the sides and promised to move ahead jointly for the quality promotion of gymnastics.