National Paralympic Committee Nepal

National Paralympic Committee Nepal
National Paralympic Committee
Country   Nepal
CodeNEP
Created2000 (2000)
Recognized2004 (2004)
Continental
association		APC
HeadquartersJorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
PresidentRadha Ghale
Secretary GeneralPashupati Parajull
Websiteparalympic.org.np

National Paralympic Committee Nepal (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय पाराओलम्पिक कमिटि नेपाल; NPC code: NEP) is responsible for selecting athletes to represent Nepal at the Paralympic Games, Asian Para Games and other international para sports competitions, and managing Nepalese teams at these events. NPC Nepal is dedicated to promoting sports for individuals with disabilities. The main focus of the committee is to organize, supervise, and coordinate sports events and competitions for them.[1]

Nepalese athletes made their Paralympic Games debut at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. However, Nepal had not secured an official medal at the Games until taekwondo athlete Palesha Goverdhan made history by winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. This marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in the Paralympic Games, placing the country on the Paralympic medal tally for the very first time.[2][3] For this historic and remarkable achievement, Palesha Goverdhan was awarded रू65 lakh (US$42,000) by the Nepalese prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli on behalf of the Government of Nepal on 13 September 2024.[4]

NPC Summer Paralympics sports

SportNational Association
AquaticsNepal Para Swimming Association
ArcheryNepal Para Archery Association
Athletics Nepal Para Athletics Association
BadmintonNepal Para Badminton Association
BasketballNepal Para Basketball Association
CyclingNepal Para Cycling Association
JudoNepal Judo Association
ShootingNepal Para Shooting Association
Table tennisNepal Para Table Tennis Association
TaekwondoNepal Taekwondo Association
TennisNepal Para Tennis Association
VolleyballNepal Para Volleyball Association
WeightliftingNepal Para Weightlifting Association

See also

References

  1. ↑ "paralympic News". Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan takes Nepali sports to a new high". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan wins historic Paralympic bronze". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Government honours Paralympic bronze medallist Palesha Goverdhan with Rs6.5 million cash prize". The Kathmandu Post. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.