Nepal Taekwondo Association

The Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) (Nepali: नेपाल तेक्वान्दो संघ (एन.टि.ए)) is the governing body for Taekwondo and Para Taekwondo in Nepal. NTA organizes national and international competitions, enabling Nepali taekwondo athletes to participate in international events. Additionally, the Nepal Taekwondo Association promotes the development and expansion of Taekwondo in schools and dojangs across districts within Nepal's provinces. The current President of NTA is Prakash Shumsher Rana, and its headquarter is located in the International Sports Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal.

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 never secured an official medal in either event—until Palesha Goverdhan, an athlete from the Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA), made history by winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. This historic achievement marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in the Olympic Games or Paralympic 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.