The delegation included two track and field athletes; Tilak Ram Tharu and Pramila Rijal, one shooter Sneh Rana and two swimmers; Prasiddha Jung Shah and Shreya Dhital; all five competitors qualified for the Games through wildcard places from their respective sporting governing bodies.

Four of the five athletes were unable to progress beyond the first stages of their respective events while Rana finished 54th in the women's 10 metre air rifle shooting competition.

[2] The Nepalese delegation to these Olympics consisted of athletes Tilak Ram Tharu and Pramila Rijal, shooter Sneh Rana and swimmers Prasiddha Jung Shah and Shreya Dhital.

[6] Yuva Raj Lama, the National Sports Council member secretary, withdrew from the delegation because of a disagreement over the selection of athletes and accused the NOC of being unable to maintain transparency over funds to the International Olympic Committee.

[13] He was unable to obtain the Nepalese national record but stated his faster time was a positive although he felt Nepal required better training facilities.

[10][16] Rijal revealed that she had problems with the starting block but hoped the training in Kent would aid her in setting a new Nepalese national record.

[21] Making his second appearance at the Summer Olympics at the age of 23,[2] Jung Shah was notable for carrying the flag of Nepal at the opening and closing ceremonies.

[22][23][24] Shah sustained a minor shoulder injury heading during his training sessions going into the event but recovered and stated that he wanted to attempt to improve on his personal best time.

[26] Competing in her first Olympic Games, Shreya Dhital was the youngest person to represent Nepal in the quadrennial event at the age of 17.

[28] Dhital finished 47th out of 48 swimmers overall,[n 2] and was unable to progress to the semi-finals after placing 16.37 seconds slower than the slowest athlete who advanced to the later stages.