Sports in Nepal

[5] It rapidly grew popularity in the mid 2010s, following the slight successes of the Nepalese cricket team as well as the country's explosive rise in social media and television viewing influence from neighboring country India.

[7] Nepal has been successful in regional events organized by the Asian Cricket Council, placing first in the ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2006/07 and sharing the title with the United Arab Emirates in the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite.

[8] The national under-19 team has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup seven times including winning the Plate Championship in 2006.

Recently Nepal has qualified and played in the ICC World Twenty20 2024.Nepal claimed One Day International (ODI) status for the first time with their six wicket win over Papua New Guinea in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier play off encounter on 15 March 2018.

[13] Since its introduction play was mostly limited to the Kathmandu Valley but since the turn of the millennium more tournaments have started to be organized throughout the country.

The Nepal national team was organized in 1972 after being affiliated to FIFA in 1971 and lost to China in their first official match.

[14] it is played in all 77 district which means all part of nepal Gaurika Singh participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke.