National Sports Council (Nepal)
Official logo of NSC | |
| Formation | 1959 |
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| Headquarters | Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. |
Secretary General | Tanka Lal Ghishing |
Parent organization | Ministry of Youth and Sports (Nepal) |
| Budget | रू2.75 billion (US$20 million) (2024–25 FY) |
| Website | https://nsc.gov.np |
The National sports council (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय खेलकुद परिषद) of Nepal (or NSC) is the governmental authentic sports organization of Nepal. There are more than 123 sports related association and 6 federation are affiliated under it. It has the motto "sports for the health, sports for the nation". Its falls under Ministry of Youth and Sports. And the minister is official chairman of the council. Current chairman is Hon. Teju Lal Chaudhary whereas vice chairman is Shiva Koirala "Jwala". Tanka Lal Ghising is a member secretary of National Sports Council.
Nepal participates in Olympic Games/Paralympic Games, Asian Games/Asian Para Games and South Asian Games through Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) & National Paralympic Committee Nepal. NOC is a member of National Sports Council and also itself a sport regulatory body in Nepal. It started organizing national level sport meet since 1959 and National Games of Nepal since 1982(2038 BS).
Since the establishment of the National Sports Council (Nepal) in 1959, 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 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 रू65 lakh (US$48,000) by the Nepalese prime minister KP Oli on behalf of the Government of Nepal on 13 September 2024.
All Nepal Football Association, Cricket Association of Nepal, Nepal Athletics Association, Nepal Basketball Association, Nepal Volleyball Association, Nepal Taekwondo Association and Nepal Karate Federation are governing body of popular sports in Nepal. Nepal Elephant Game Association is the governing body for the sport Elephant polo which hosted 'World Cup Elephant Polo" in Nepal.
The National Sports Council (NSC) of Nepal is the apex body responsible for the development, promotion, and management of sports in Nepal. Established with the aim of fostering athletic activities across the country, the NSC plays a pivotal role in shaping the sports landscape of Nepal, from grassroots initiatives to elite sports performance.