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The National sports council (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय खेलकुद परिषद) of Nepal (or NSC) is the governmental authentic sports organization of Nepal. There are more than 123 sports related association and 6 federation are affiliated under it. It has the motto "sports for the health, sports for the nation".[1] Its falls under Ministry of Youth and Sports. And the minister is official chairman of the council. Current chairman is Hon. Teju Lal Chaudhary whereas vice chairman is Shiva Koirala "Jwala". Tanka Lal Ghising is a member secretary of National Sports Council.[2][3][4]
Formation | 1959 |
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Headquarters | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. |
Secretary General | Tanka Lal Ghishing |
Parent organization | Ministry of Youth and Sports (Nepal) |
Budget | ![]() |
Website | https://nsc.gov.np |
Nepal participates in Olympic Games/Paralympic Games, Asian Games/Asian Para Games and South Asian Games through Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) & National Paralympic Committee Nepal. NOC is a member of National Sports Council and also itself a sport regulatory body in Nepal. It started organizing national level sport meet since 1959 and National Games of Nepal since 1982(2038 BS).
All Nepal Football Association, Cricket Association of Nepal, Nepal Athletics Association, Nepal Basketball Association Nepal Volleyball Association, Nepal Taekwondo Association and Nepal Karate Federation are governing body of popular sports in Nepal. Nepal Elephant Game Association is the governing body for the sport Elephant polo which hosted 'World Cup Elephant Polo" in Nepal.[5]
National Associations
editSport | National Association |
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Aquatics | Nepal Swimming Association |
Archery | Nepal Archery Association |
Athletics | Nepal Athletics Association |
Badminton | Nepal Badminton Association |
Baseball | Nepal Baseball & Softball Association |
Basketball | Nepal Basketball Association |
Boxing | Nepal Boxing Association |
Chess | Nepal Chess Association |
Canoeing | Nepal Rafting and Canoeing Association |
Cricket | Cricket Association of Nepal |
Curling | Nepal Curling Association |
Cycling | Nepal Cycling Association |
Dandi-Biyo | Nepal Dandi-Biyo Association |
Esports | Esports Association of Nepal |
Fencing | Nepal Fencing Association |
Football | All Nepal Football Association |
Golf | Nepal Golf Association |
Gymnastics | Nepal Gymnastics Association |
Handball | Nepal Handball Association |
Hockey | Nepal Hockey Association |
Ice Hockey | Nepal Ice Hockey Association |
Judo | Nepal Judo Association |
Kabaddi | Nepal Kabaddi Association |
Karate | Nepal Karate Federation |
Kho Kho | Nepal Kho Kho Association |
Lawn Tennis | All Nepal Lawn Tennis Association |
MMA | Nepal MMA Association |
Netball | Nepal Netball Association |
Rugby | Nepal Rugby Association |
Ski | Nepal Ski Association |
Shooting | Nepal Shooting Association |
Table Tennis | All Nepal Table Tennis Association |
Taekwondo | Nepal Taekwondo Association |
Tennis | Nepal Tennis Association |
Triathlon | Nepal Triathlon Association |
Volleyball | Nepal Volleyball Association |
Weightlifting | Nepal Weightlifting Association |
Wrestling | Nepal Wrestling Association |
Wushu | Nepal Wushu Federation |
List of Member Secretaries
editName | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
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ABC | |||
ABC | |||
Yubaraj Lama | |||
Chudamani Paudel | |||
Ramesh Kumar Silwal | |||
Tanka Lal Ghising | 30 November 2021 | Incumbent | [6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Sports Council Official Website".
- ^ "Silwal appointed member secretary National Sports Council". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Silwal appointed member secretary of National Sports Council". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Nepal, Nribesh. "Govt appoints Silwal as member secretary of NSC". My Republica. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "world Cup elephant polo". Archived from the original on 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Ghising nominated National Sports Council member secretary". Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 9 August 2024.