In the same year Shree 3 Padma Shumsher introduced the Ram Janaki cup which was continuously won thrice by Police Force team.

Police force team secured 1st position and N. R. T. second in the Marty's Memorial League tournament organized in the same year.

The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield Cup match, between a team from Kathmandu and one from Bangladesh drew 30,000 fans.

However the events spiralled out of control when a storm broke over the city, bringing lightning, 50-mph wind and hailstones.

All but one of the stadium's eight exits were locked, and witnesses reported that most of the deaths occurred there as fans found the other gates closed.