The Nepal Olympic Committee (; IOC code: NEP) is responsible for selecting athletes to represent Nepal at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international sports competitions, and managing Nepalese teams at these events.
Since the establishment of the National Sports Council (Nepal) in 1959 and the Nepal Olympic Committee in 1962, Nepalese athletes made their Olympic Games debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics and their Paralympic Games debut at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. However, Nepal had not secured an official medal in either event—until taekwondo athlete Palesha Goverdhan made history by winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. This marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in the Paralympic Games or Olympic Games, placing the country on the Paralympic medal tally for the very first time. For this historic and remarkable achievement, Palesha Goverdhan was awarded by the Nepalese prime minister KP Oli on behalf of the Government of Nepal on 13 September 2024.
National Sports Associations
National Sports Associations are categorized in two categories, i.e., Olympics sports and other recognized sports. The NOC's membership currently includes 27 National Sports Federations.
NOC Summer Olympic sports Sport National AssociationAquatics Nepal Swimming AssociationArchery Nepal Archery AssociationAthletics Nepal Athletics AssociationBadminton Nepal Badminton AssociationBasketball Nepal Basketball AssociationBoxing Nepal Boxing FederationCanoeing Nepal Rafting and Canoeing AssociationCricket Cricket Association of NepalCycling Nepal Cycling AssociationEquestrian Nepal Equestrian AssociationFencing Nepal Fencing AssociationFootball All Nepal Football AssociationGolf Nepal Golf AssociationGymnastics Nepal Gymnastics AssociationHandball Nepal Handball AssociationHockey Nepal Hockey AssociationJudo Nepal Judo AssociationModern pentathlon Nepal Modern Pentathlon AssociationRowing Rowing Association of NepalRugby Nepal Rugby AssociationShooting Nepal Shooting AssociationSkateboarding Nepal Skating & Skateboarding AssociationTable tennis All Nepal Table Tennis Association Taekwondo Nepal Taekwondo AssociationTennis Nepal Tennis AssociationTriathlon Nepal Triathlon AssociationVolleyball Nepal Volleyball Association Weightlifting Nepal Weightlifting AssociationWrestling Nepal Wrestling Association
NOC Winter Olympic sports These all sports are under the Winter Games Association of Nepal.
Sport National Federation Biathlon, Bobsleigh & Skeleton, Luge, curling & Snowboarding Alpine Sports Federation NepalIce hockey Nepal Ice Hockey AssociationIce Skating Nepal Skating & Skateboarding AssociationSkiing Nepal Ski Association
NOC recognized sports
Sport National FederationAir sports Aviation Sports Association NepalBaseball & SoftballNepal Baseball & Softball AssociationBillard Nepal Billiard, Snooker & Pool AssociationBowling Nepal Bowling AssociationBreakdancing Nepal Breaking DanceBridge Nepal Bridge Association Chess National Chess FederationDancesportDance Sports Association NepalFloorball Nepal Floorball FederationKabaddi All Nepal Kabaddi AssociationKarate Nepal Karate FederationKho Kho Nepal Kho Kho AssociationKorfball Korfball Federation of Nepal (KFN)Mountain SportsMountain Sports Federation - NepalMountaineering & Sport climbing Mountaineering & Rock Climbing Sports AssociationMuay Thai Nepal Muay thai AssociationNetball Nepal Netball AssociationParagliding & Hang glidingNepal Paragliding Hang gliding AssociationSepak takraw Nepal Sepak takraw AssociationSport climbing Nepal Climbing Sport AssociationSquash Nepal Squash Racket AssociationSurfing Nepal National Surfing AssociationTug of War Nepal National Tug of War AssociationUnderwater sports Nepal Underwater Federation (NUF) Woodball Nepal Woodball AssociationWushu Nepal Wushu Federation
Others Sport National FederationArm wrestlingNepal Arms Wrestling AssociationAuto MobileNepal Auto Mobile Sports AssociationBodybuilding Nepal Bodybuilding and Fitness Association Dandi Biyo Dandi-Biyo Association of NepalDarts Nepal Darts AssociationEsports Esports Association of NepalFutsal Nepal Futsal Association Sports & Culture Nepal Sports & Cultural AssociationElephant Polo Nepal Elephant Game AssociationKung-Fu Nepal Kung-Fu AssociationMMA Mixed Martial Arts Association of NepalPankration Nepal Association of Pankration AthlimaRoll ball Nepal Roll Ball AssociationSamboNepal Shambo Federation Soft Tennis Nepal Soft Tennis AssociationStick Sports Nepal Stick Sports AssociationYoga Nepal Sports Yoga AssociationZurkhaneh Sports Nepal Zurkhaneh Sports Association
Past office bearers
Presidents S.No. Name Tenure1. Prince Basundhara of Nepal 1962 – 19672. Kumar Khadga Bikram Shah 1967 – 19773. Sharad Chandra Shah 1977 – 19884. Indu Bahadur Shahi 1989 – 19905. Yudha Bikram Shah 1991 – 19926. Govinda Raj Joshi 1992 – 19937. Keshav Sthapit 1993 – 19958. Govinda Raj Joshi 1995 – 19979. Jeevan Ram Shrestha 1997 – 199710. Govinda Raj Joshi 1997 – 199811. Rukma Shumsher Rana 1998 – 200612 Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan 2006 – 201513. Jeevan Ram Shrestha 2015 –
Secretaries General S.No. Name Tenure1. Mohan Raj Joshi 1962 – 19672. Late Anoop Shamsher JBR 1967 – 19843. Kamal Thapa 1984 – 19884. Digamber Suwal 1988 – 19895. Raghu Raj Onta 1989 – 19916. Dinesh Koirala 1991 – 19927. Subarna Bdr. Chhetri 1992 – 19938. Raj Bahadur Singh 1993 – 19959. Shyam Bdr. K.C. 1995 – 199510. Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan 1995 – 200611. Jeevan Ram Shrestha 2006 – 201512 Lama Tendi Sherpa 2015 – 201913. Nailendra Raj Shrestha 2019 –
See also Nepal at the Olympics National Sports Council (Nepal) National Games of Nepal Sports in Nepal Nepal Olympic Museum List of flag bearers for Nepal at the Olympics List of Olympians from Nepal
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