SPORTS IN NEPAL Nepal is a paradise for lovers of adventure sports and activities of strong emotions: it offers some of the best mountain biking and rafting trips in the world, as well as canyoning, bungee jumping, zip line and rock climbing. Descending the rivers or cycling through rural roads and mountain passes is one of the most rewarding ways to discover the country. Other sport very popular in Nepal is football.
Nepal is no different to most other countries in the world in terms of the popularity of football. The Nepal National Football Team is by far the most popular team in the country and has been competing internationally with mixed results.
However, football is not the only popular sport. Cricket is also gaining ground in Nepal when it comes to popularity and sheer crowd pull. The National Cricket Academy was established in January 2013, which provides their players with a base for continuous training in preparation for their upcoming competitions both locally and internationally. The greatest achievement so far for the Nepalese national cricket team was qualifying for the 2014 for the ICC World T20 held in Bangladesh. Popular sports of Nepal
Football (Soccer), cricket, swimming, volleyball, tennis, martial arts, boxing, wrestling, running, weightlifting, basketball, shooting, archery, badminton and golf.
Traditional or Regional Sports of Nepal
Dandi Biyo: is a game usually played in rural Nepal and was considered the national game unofficially till May 23, 2017, when officially Volleyball was declared as the national sports. Dandi Biyo is played with a stick (Dandi) about two feet long and a wooden pin (Biyo) about six inches long. The pin is a small wooden stick with pointed ends. Game
Kho-Kho: is a popular tag and ancient sport. It is played by teams of 12 nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field who sit on their knees (chasing team), and 3 extra (defending team) who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team. Game
Kabaddi: is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of a court, tag out as many of their defenders as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders, and in a single breath. Points are scored for each player tagged by the raider, while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider. Players are taken out of the game if they are tagged or tackled, but are brought back in for each point scored by their team from a tag or tackle. Game