Sports in Nepal

Sports in Nepal comprise both traditional Nepalese and modern international games. Even though there is no exact data, Football, cricket and volleyball are most popular sports in Nepal.[1][2][3] On 23 May 2017, volleyball was also declared as national sport of Nepal.[4] Before 2017, traditional games like dandi biyo and kabbadi were considered as the de facto national games.

Cricket fans with umbrella waiting for match to begin as rain abandoned the match.
  1. ^ "Changing Trend". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Nepal Sports - The Most Popular Sports in Nepal". Kevmrc. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cricket is one of the most popular sport in Nepal.
  4. ^ "It's official: Volleyball is the national sport of Nepal – OnlineKhabar". 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2018.