SURKHET: The government of Karnali state has demanded that the 9th National Games take place in the state. A cabinet meeting of the state on Monday asked the federal government in this regard.
The eighth National Games is taking place in state 5 from the first week of the Nepali month of Baisakh, 2076.
KATHMANDU: Bengaluru Bulls has bought two Nepali players for Pro Kabaddi League 2019 season.
National Kabaddi Team player Sanjay Shrestha and Lalmohar Yadav of Tribhuvan Army Club were sold to the team at IRs one million each.
With 29 players retained by the respective franchises, the Pro Kabaddi League 2019 auction is being held in Mumbai.
KATHMANDU: As many as 55 athletes are all set to compete in paragliding contest under the Eighth National Games scheduled at different places of Province 5. The game will begin from April 18.
According to the National Sports Council, the paragliding competition would be organized in Pokhara from April 19 as there are no physical infrastructures in Province 5 for the same.
Paragliding has been included in the National Games for the first time in its history. General Secretary at the Nepal Paragliding and Hang Gliding Association, Shailendra Raut, said that Nepal Army and 46 men and nine women would compete for six gold medals.
A team of 14 athletes including 10 men and four women from Tribhuvan Army Club are competing in paragliding.
KATHMANDU: Rajbikram Shah has been elected as the president of Nepal Athletics Association (NAA). A national conference held in Sauraha of Chitwan on Sunday reelected Shah as the president for the association.
A 10-member working committee has been formed under Shah’s leadership in which Janak Bahadur Rawal, Dipak Ranabhat, Shailendra Pandey, Tejendra Thapa, Dhanbir Chaudhari, Gajbahadur Gurung, Dil Bahadur Bam, Kumar Shrestha and Jitendra Chaudhary are members.
The National Sports Council (NSC) had been adjourning the elections of athletics association over dispute in district level association.
It had permitted the association to hold elections on Saturday.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s performance at the ongoing 12th edition of the World Cup Futsal underway in Argentina has remained dismal so far.
Nepal conceded 1-11 defeat to Catalonia in the final game of the group round on Thursday night. The only goal for Nepal came from Sujan Balami.
With this defeat, Nepal’s journey in the championship has come to an end and the Nepali team is returning back home without a single victory.
America defeated Nepal 2-1 in the first match of the Group D round before this. Similarly, Nepal lost the match to France 2-3 in the second match. Nepal got an entry in the World Cup Futsal through ‘wild card’.
KATHMANDU: Nepal Basketball League will be starting from the third week of April.
Organizing a press meet on Monday organizer Play for Deprived Children Nepal (PDCN) informed that the competition will kick off on April 20.
Eight profession clubs will compete in the competition that will run for 55 days.
Team of Golden Gate International College, Nepal Police Club, The Times International College, Budhanilkantha Municipality Basketball Club, Kirtipur Basketball Team, South Siders Basketball Club and Royal Basketball Club will be participating be vying for the title.
Teams will play two games each with each other on home and away. Top four teams will be qualified for the playoff after two rounds of league.
PSDN Chairman Arun Karki said the tournament will be an opportunity for Nepali players as only few basketball tournaments are organized in the country.
The winning team will be receiving a cash prize of Rs 200,000 while runner-up will be getting Rs 100,000 in cash.
KATHMANDU: National Sports Council (NSC) has finalized the new date for the eighth national games.
The board meeting of the NSC has finalized the new date to be held from April 18 to April 24.
Earlier, the NSC had decided to hold the games from April 8. However, the date was extended since the construction of the VIP Parapet could not complete on time, NSC Member Secretary, Keshar Kumar Bista said.
KATHMANDU: National Futsal team on Thursday left for Argentina to play the Futsal World Cup.
Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa bade farewell to the team saying it was an ‘opportunity and a matter of happiness’ for the country to participate in the Futsal World Cup. “The government is focused on the development of sports infrastructure and career development of athletes,” he said.
The national team was announced on Wednesday after the country received a wild card from the International Futsal Federation to take part in the world cup.
The team includes captain Samir Karki, Dipendra Rasaili, Bardan Lama, Dinesh Shrestha, Bishal Thapa, Sujan Balami, Sahil Rana, Raju Budhathoki, Anup Rana, Gaurab Shrestha, Sanjib Tamang and Grijesh Man Shrestha. Coach is Kamal Bista.
Placed into Group D category alongside Canada, Spain and France, it will take on Canada on April 1 in its first match.
Likewise, it will face Spain on April 2 and will play its final match against France on April 3. Two winning teams from each group will enter the quarterfinals.
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.
MOSCOW: Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed.
Catlin won three straight team pursuit world titles on the track from 2016 to 2018, claiming silver in the same event at the Rio 2016 Games.
She competed for Rally UHC Cycling on the road and was studying for a graduate degree at Stanford University.
“We are deeply saddened by Kelly’s passing,” said USA Cycling president and chief executive Rob DeMartini.
“We will all miss her dearly. Kelly was more than an athlete to us and she will always be part of the USA Cycling family.