Olympics

Fair Play Prakash Timalsina, Kathmandu In Nepali sports, there is a belief among some individuals that their presence and words are always right. There are lots of people who are keen to maintain their positions just for the sake of their presence in the fraternity. They are in delusion that the sports associations and the sports themselves cannot advance without them in it. A notable example is Jeevan Ram Shrestha, the President of the Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC). He transitioned from an ordinary political activist to the ward chairman of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, then to a federal member of parliament, and a minister. From being central member of the CPN-UML, Shrestha is now integral part of the Nepal Samajwadi Party. The UML appointed him as the member secretary of...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal’s Olympians held a reunion on Tuesday on the occasion of the Olympic Day 2022. The players who represented Nepal in the Olympics gathered together at the initiative of Nepal Olympians’ Association (NOA). Nepali Olympians who took part in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as well as those who participated in other Olympics until the recently held Tokyo 2020 Olympics were present during the reunion. There are altogether 88 Olympians in Nepal including 84 who attended the Summer Olympics and 4 who took part in the Youth Olympics. Among them, 9 Olympians have already passed away. During the reunion, NOA felicitated 12 senior Olympians. Those who were felicitated include Nam Singh Thapa (boxing), Ram Prasad Gurung (boxing), Umesh Maskey (boxing), Rab...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Olympian Association (NOA), the umbrella organization of Nepali Olympians, is preparing to mark the Olympic Day 2020 by organizing a reunion. The NOA is also planning to organize five special programmes on the occasion. Organising a press meet in the capital on Friday, NOA said that they will mark the Olympic Day by conducting  various programmes from June 19 to 23. Under its programme, NOA will organize a friendly table tennis against Nepal National and International Players Association (NNIPA) at AVS School in Lalitpur on Sunday. On Monday, the Olympians will play a friendly football match against Nepal Sports Journalists Forum at ANFA Complex,  Satdobato. The Olympians’ reunion programme has been fixed for Tuesday. Accordi...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu- Nepal Olympic Committee has felicitated two women associated with the sports fraternity on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. The Women’s and Sports Commission of NOC on Tuesday felicitated Dr Sudha Sen Malla, who is also a former taekwondo player, and National Sports Council’s employee Julum Giri. Both of them were felicitated with cash prize. NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha handed them letter of appreciation along with cash prize of Rs 25,000 each. The commission has been honouring a woman each from the technical and administrative fields each year. Dr Malla bagged the award in technical category. Malla, who started learning taekwondo at the age of 8 while she was in Hong Kong, received a black belt in 1983. She had also won a go...