The story of Nepali involvement with sports, even to pioneer and international reputation for often leading level (Hill Racing) is largely, in the UK that founded in and developed by our serving British Army Gurkhas and their predecessors. However, beyond this core source regarding the UK Nepali community and sports, there are also some non-stamina sports of note which are highly popular; especially volleyball and cricket, which this section of the information resource, concentrates on.  Before covering these topics further, the following information gives an all-round view of the types of sports popular in Nepal:

‘Some of the games held in Nepal in 2019 are Football (Men’ s/Women’s), athletics, boxing (Men’s), taekwondo, karate, volleyball (Men’ s/Women’s), Table Tennis, kabaddi, badminton, wushu, handball (Men’s), Kho Kho (Men’s), ITF Taekwondo, full-contact karate, basketball, weightlifting, wrestling, judo, bodybuilding, hockey, chess, golf, billiards and snooker, cycling, archery, swimming, squash, soft tennis, lawn tennis, gymnastics, boxing (Women’s), cricket, shooting, weightlifting (Women’s), Volleyball, and Dandi Biyo. These are the popular sports in Nepal where many sportspersons have been able to achieve remarkable recognition.’

Source: https://www.sourcenepal.com/national-game-nepal/