KATHMANDU, July 30: Three Nepali athletes have been selected for the Mixed Martial Arts Championship to be held in Germany.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The fourth competition of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2021/022 season 'Surya Nepal NPGA Matchplay' has started at the Royal Nepal Golf Club from today.

From boccia to table tennis to swimming to taekwondo to cricket, powerlifting to wheelchair basketball to mention just a few, there are a multitude of sports disciplines where adaptive athletes have been active for many years.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: The decade in Nepali sports ended with a lot of ups and downs, but certainly the 51 gold medals it won in the 13th South Asian Games, that concluded December, has given a sense of belief that it could achieve similar feats in the upcoming events.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Gaurika's rise (Swimming) The rise of Gaurika Singh was evident in 2019 as well when she became the first Nepali swimmer to win four gold medals at the 13th South Asian Games held in December.

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The National Sports Council (NSC)-appointed working committee has informed that 599 players are kept in closed camp for special training to prepare for the 13th South Asian Games.

Actor Deepika Padukone says she gave her nod to Kabir Khan's "83" as she believes the contribution of the family or the spouse of a sportsperson is not recognized.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Himalaya Expedition is to organize 17th edition of the 'Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon' from May 29.

KATHMANDU, March 31: A total of 5,211 athletes are competing for 1,307 medals in the eighth National Games taking place at different places of state 5 from coming April 18.

Kathmandu, March 17: The total 18 athletes have been qualified from State 1 for the upcoming Eighth National Games.

Research indicates that cutting out specific foods can alleviate the gastrointestinal issues some people experience when they exercise, with over two-thirds of people involved in a new study reporting an improvement.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The Government has decided to honour athletes, coaches and officials winning laurels for the nation in various competitions with cash prize worth Rs 15.6 million. The prize recipients include those from cricket, football, bodybuilding and South Asian Games.

Injury is one of the major things a player always wants to avoid. But when it occurs, they want to recuperate at the earliest. To make a comeback in the match and maintain fitness, proper treatment, appropriate exercise and the proper course becomes crucial for players. And, role of a physiotherapist is always important to help a player do these key activities properly.

It has been almost two months since the best wheelchair basketball athletes competed in the third event of the Turkish Airlines ENGAGE Empowering League, the biggest adaptive sport event in Nepal. It was a great event of athleticism and sportsmanship by women and men of different age living with disabilities.

POKHARA, August 6: The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum, Kaski on Saturday conferred the sports award to individuals, athletes and organizations for making exemplary contributions in the sports sector.

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KATHMANDU, March 16: A three-member Nepali athletics team including two players left for Brunei on Wednesday to compete in Brunei Open International Athletics Championship.

PALPA, Aug 13: The District Sports Development Committee, Palpa, has honored 300 athletes and two journalists on the occasion of the International Youth Day.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Three Nepali athletes will be vying in the Rio Olympics 2016 on Tuesday, a day after Gaurika ended her 100 m backstroke campaign in the global sports meet. Archer Jit Bahadur Muktan, judoka Phupu Lhamu Khatri and swimmer Sirish Gurung will feature in Rio.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7: Serbia has advised its athletes competing at the Rio Olympics to withdraw from any medal award ceremonies if they have to share the podium with athletes from breakaway Kosovo.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 6: Pope Francis has written a letter of encouragement to the first team of refugees to participate in the Olympic Games.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Nepal Athletics Association on Friday bade farewell to Nepali athletics team which will contest in the Rio Olympics.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Athletes Hari Prasad Rimal and Saraswati Bhattarai, representing Nepal in the Rio Olympics beginning from Friday, have expressed satisfaction with their training and have set sight on breaking national records at the global sports meet.