National Games of Nepal

The National Games of Nepal is a sporting event held in Nepal.[1]

National Games of Nepal

First event	1982
Occur every	2 years
Last event	2019
Purpose	Sports for elite athletes in Nepal
Website	nocnepal.org.np nsc.gov.np

Teams

Current teams

Team	Debut
Province No. 1	2019
Province No. 2
Bagmati Province
Gandaki Province
Lumbini Province
Karnali Province
Sudurpashchim Province
Non-Residential Nepali Associaiton
Armed Police Force Club	2009
Nepal Police Club	1999
Tribhuvan Army Club

Former teams

Mechi Zone (1982–1986) Kosi Zone (1982–1986) Sagarmatha Zone (1982–1986) Janakpur Zone (1982–1986) Narayani Zone (1982–1986) Bagmati Zone (1982–1986) Gandaki Zone (1982–1986)

Dhaulagiri Zone (1982–1986) Lumbini Zone (1982–1986) Rapti Zone (1982–1986) Bheri Zone (1982–1986) Karnali Zone (1982–1986) Seti Zone (1982–1986) Mahakali Zone (1982–1986)

Eastern Region (1999–2016) Central Region (1999–2016) Western Region (1999–2016) Mid-Western Region (1999–2016) Far-Western Region (1999–2016) People's Liberation Army (2009–2012) University (2012)

Tournament history

Edition	Year (A.D.)	Year (B.S.)	Host(s)	Start Date	End Date	Sports	Teams	Competitors	Top Placed Team
I[2]	1982	2038	Kathmandu	?	?	16	14	1,543	Bagmati Zone
II[2]	1984	2040	Pokhara	?	?	19	14	2,507	Bagmati Zone
III[2]	1986	2042	Birgunj	?	?	21	14	2,775	Bagmati Zone
IV[3]	1999	2055	Nepalgunj	22 March 1999	28 March 1999	12	7	1,622	Central Region
V[4]	2009	2065	Kathmandu	6 April 2009	12 April 2009	34	9	?	Central Region
VI[5]	2012	2068	Dhangadhi and Mahendranagar	27 March 2012	3 April 2012	31	10	?	Central Region
VII[6]	2016	2073	Biratnagar	23 December 2016	30 December 2016	30	8	3,972	Tribhuvan Army Club
VIII[7]	2019	2076	Nepalgunj	10 April 2019	25 April 2019	35	11	5,211[8]	Tribhuvan Army Club
IX	2021	2077	Pokhara	4 March 2021	11 March 2021	TBD	TBD	TBD

Medal table by edition

1982 1982 National Games medal table Rank Zone Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Bagmati Zone* 44 33 25 102 2 Gandaki Zone 8 7 9 24 3 Kosi Zone 6 13 6 25 4 Narayani Zone 5 4 8 17 5 Janakpur Zone 3 1 2 6 6 Seti Zone 3 0 7 10 7 Bheri Zone 2 6 3 11 8 Dhaulagiri Zone 2 2 1 5 9 Mahakali Zone 2 2 0 4 10 Lumbini Zone 2 0 2 4 11 Sagarmatha Zone 1 6 5 12 12 Mechi Zone 0 6 3 9 13 Rapti Zone 0 0 2 2 14 Karnali Zone 0 0 0 0 Total (14 zones) 78 80 73 231

1984 1984 National Games medal table Rank Zone Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Bagmati Zone 55 33 25 108 2 Gandaki Zone* 21 7 9 37 3 Kosi Zone 18 13 6 37 4 Bheri Zone 7 4 2 13 5 Narayani Zone 5 10 13 28 6 Mechi Zone 5 7 7 19 7 Dhaulagiri Zone 5 0 6 11 8 Sagarmatha Zone 4 5 6 15 9 Janakpur Zone 2 4 7 13 10 Lumbini Zone 1 5 8 14 11 Mahakali Zone 1 1 2 4 12 Seti Zone 0 3 3 6 13 Rapti Zone 0 0 1 1 Karnali Zone 0 0 1 1 Total (14 zones) 124 92 96 307

1986 1986 National Games medal table Rank Zone Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Bagmati Zone 66 35 37 138 2 Kosi Zone 18 28 27 73 3 Narayani Zone* 13 22 29 64 4 Bheri Zone 10 5 10 25 5 Sagarmatha Zone 8 0 7 15 6 Gandaki Zone 7 24 26 57 7 Lumbini Zone 6 8 10 24 8 Seti Zone 5 10 6 21 9 Mechi Zone 4 9 11 24 10 Rapti Zone 3 2 3 8 Dhaulagiri Zone 3 2 3 8 12 Janakpur Zone 2 5 6 13 13 Mahakali Zone 1 0 2 3 14 Karnali Zone 0 0 1 1 Total (14 zones) 146 150 178 474

1999 1999 National Games medal table Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Central Region 49 31 32 112 2 Tribhuvan Army Club 29 38 21 88 3 Nepal Police Club 25 14 20 59 4 Western Region 13 18 21 52 5 Eastern Region 12 27 39 78 6 Mid-Western Region* 7 15 32 54 7 Far-Western Region 5 7 24 36 Total (7 teams) 140 150 189 479

2009 2009 National Games medal table (Regional category) Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Central Region* 71 35 32 138 2 Armed Police Force Club 32 17 15 64 3 Nepal Police Club 27 39 23 89 4 Western Region 20 23 43 86 5 Eastern Region 13 25 55 93 6 Tribhuvan Army Club 9 7 12 28 7 Far-Western Region 8 18 41 67 8 Mid-Western Region 7 20 46 73 9 People's Liberation Army 0 1 5 6 Total (9 teams) 187 185 272 644

2009 National Games medal table (Open category) Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Central Region* 52 44 53 149 2 Armed Police Force Club 12 6 6 24 3 Nepal Police Club 11 0 2 13 4 Tribhuvan Army Club 9 10 10 29 5 Western Region 6 9 16 31 6 Far-Western Region 3 10 7 20 7 Eastern Region 1 10 7 18 8 Mid-Western Region 0 5 9 14 9 People's Liberation Army 0 0 0 0 Total (9 teams) 94 94 110 298

2012 2012 National Games medal table Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Central Region 129 85 90 304 2 Nepal Police Club 54 43 34 131 3 Armed Police Force Club 46 42 46 134 4 Western Region 27 52 65 144 5 Far-Western Region* 23 25 52 100 6 People's Liberation Army 18 17 25 60 7 Eastern Region 11 27 87 125 8 Mid-Western Region 10 19 61 90 9 University 3 8 6 18 Total (9 teams) 321 319 466 1,106

2016 2016 National Games medal table Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Tribhuvan Army Club 113 64 48 225 2 Armed Police Force Club 50 48 58 156 3 Nepal Police Club 40 38 41 119 4 Central Region 32 50 57 139 5 Mid-Western Region 9 15 43 67 6 Western Region 8 21 38 67 7 Eastern Region* 7 17 49 73 8 Far-Western Region 4 11 59 74 Total (8 teams) 263 264 393 920

2019

2019 National Games medal table

Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Tribhuvan Army Club	140	82	67	289
2	Nepal Police Club	62	49	46	157
3	Armed Police Force Club	54	69	80	203
4	Province No. 3	22	40	60	122
5	Gandaki Province	12	21	44	77
6	Province No. 5*	11	26	48	85
7	Province No. 1	9	20	59	88
8	Sudurpashchim Province	8	12	34	54
9	Province No. 2	6	7	20	33
10	Non-Residential Nepali Associaiton	6	2	5	13
11	Karnali Province	3	4	17	24
Total (11 teams)		333	332	480	1,145

Events

Events in bold have taken place since the first tournament.[2]

Athletics Football Badminton Volleyball Chess Kabaddi Gymnastics

Table tennis Cricket Archery Weightlifting Handball Boxing Bodybuilding

Swimming Field hockey Lawn tennis Shooting Taekwondo Wrestling Karate

Wushu Kho kho ITF Taekwondo Full contact karate Basketball Judo Golf

Cue sports Cycling Squash Soft tennis Paragliding Sepak takraw Fencing

Previous events

• Bagh-Chal
• Lok Dohori
• Folk song
• Folk dance

See also

• Sports in Nepal
• Nepal Olympic Committee
• National Sports Council

References

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