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Teaching a sport and sportsmanship

Nikesh Rai has been playing basketball for over a decade. And he confesses that there’s nothing about it that he doesn’t love. He loves every aspect of it—the training, the actual game and everything in between. Rai was even a part of the under 19 team that played in the regional tournaments.

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Cricket in Nepal: Elevating Nepal’s global image and harnessing the soft power of the sport

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Deco signs as Barca's new director of sport

FC Barcelona has announced that its former player Anderson Luis de Souza 'Deco' will join the club to replace Mateu Alemany as director of sport.

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Deco signs as Barca's new director of sport

FC Barcelona has announced that its former player Anderson Luis de Souza 'Deco' will join the club to replace Mateu Alemany as director of sport.

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Volleyball announced a national sport

It is a moment of pride and joy to declare Nepal's popular game volleyball as a national sport.

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Volleyball announced a national sport

It is a moment of pride and joy to declare Nepal's popular game volleyball as a national sport.

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Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world

Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer.

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Shooting in Nepal has potential as a sport. But, why has it taken a backseat now?

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Deepika Padukone flaunts post 'badminton' glow

Deepika Padukone, who is badminton legend Prakash Padukone's elder daughter, spent her Sunday afternoon playing the sport.

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First woman on Paralympic refugee team urges others to try sport

TOKYO, August 23: The first female member of the Paralympic refugee team said Monday it was an "honour" to be at the Tokyo Games, urging other women with disabilities to get involved in sport. Alia Issa will be one of two flagbearers for the six-person refugee team at Tuesday's opening ceremony for the Paralympics, which were delayed a year by the pandemic. The 20-year-old, who was born in Greece and whose family are from Syria, will compete in the club throw event in Tokyo -- and she hopes others will follow her lead. "I want to say to other women who have disabilities not to stay at home, try everyday with sports, to be outside in the world. I hope I'm the first example to follow," she said at a press conference. "I never believed I would be in the Paralympic Games once in my life, and that I would be the first woman refugee in Paralympic Games here in Tokyo. It's a big honour for me." When she was four, Issa caught smallpox, which damaged her nervous system. She now uses a wheelchair and has some difficulty speaking. She started para sports three years ago, and has been training in club throw for the past two years. She will carry the flag for the refugee team on Tuesday with swimmer Abbas Karimi, who grew up in Afghanistan. It is just the second time a refugee team has competed in the Paralympics, after Rio in 2016. On Tuesday, the team's chef de mission Ileana Rodriguez said the six Paralympians represent "82 million people who are displaced around the world" and want to send a message of hope. "We're very grateful for the countries that home refugees and we encourage countries that can support refugees to do it," Rodriguez said. "We hope that that's a strong message that we can leave to the people of Japan as well." Japan, the world's third largest economy, granted refugee status to 47 people in 2020, a little over one percent of asylum requests received that year, according to official data. Rodriguez added that "our hearts go to all the people in Afghanistan". Afghans trying to flee the Taliban have overwhelmed the US-led military operation at Kabul airport, leading to tragic scenes in which at least seven people have died.

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Tug-of-War to be expanded nationwide as a sport

BHAKTAPUR, July 13: Tug-of-War, the ancient game which is played enthusiastically by people of all ages and genders is to be expanded nationwide as a sport. Nepal Tug-of-War Association is to expand the game nationwide in order to preserve the game, which is under the shadow in recent period. In this game two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line to win it. Sundar Kumar Shakya (Bhaktapur) has been elected as Chairperson of Nepal Tug-of-War Bagmati Province while Ashish Shrestha (Lalitpur), Niroj Maharjan (Lalitpur), Jamuna Maharjan (Makawanpur) and Murari Prakash Sanjel (Kathmandu) has been elected as Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and Joint-Secretary, said Central Vice-Chairperson of the Association and Bagmati Province Coordinator, Bhuwan Lal Shrestha. Similarly, Karmawangel Lama (Sindhupalchowk), Om Pradhan (Sindhuli), Ramesh Shrestha (Dhading), Pralhad Khanal (Kathmandu), Narayan Prasad Shrestha (Ramechhap), Janaki Gurung (Kathmandu), Hira Sharma Nepal (Kavre) and Shreeram Dahal (Kathmandu) are the members. Chairperson Shakya said that the game would be expanded at the school-level. Central Chairperson of the Nepal Tug-of-War Association, Bhawani Poudel, shared about Association’s future plan, action plan and programmes conducted in past.

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