Nepal Taekwondo Association

नेपाल तेक्वान्दो संघ (एन.टि.ए)
Purpose	Taekwondo andPara Taekwondo
Headquarters	LalitpurNepal,Satdobatol
Location	International Sports Complex, Satdobato Lalitpur, Nepal
Region served	Nepal wide
Membership	1983 inWorld Taekwondo, andNSC
Official language	Nepali and English
President	Deep Raj Gurung
Secretary general	Hemant Dangi
Website	taekwondonepal.org.np

TheNepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) (Nepali: नेपाल तेक्वान्दो संघ (एन.टि.ए) is the governing body forTaekwondo andPara Taekwondo inNepal. NTA organizes national and international competitions, enablingNepalitaekwondo athletes to participate in international events. Additionally, the Nepal Taekwondo Association promotes the development and expansion ofTaekwondo in schools and dojangs across districts withinNepal's provinces. The current President of NTA isDeep Raj Gurung, and its headquarter is located in the International Sports Complex inLalitpur,Nepal.^[1]

Since the establishment of theNational Sports Council (Nepal) in 1959, Nepalese athletes made theirOlympic Games debut at the1964 Summer Olympics and theirParalympic Games debut at the2004 Summer Paralympics. However,Nepal had never secured an official medal in either event—untilPalesha Goverdhan, an athlete from the Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA), made history by winning a bronze medal at theParis 2024 Paralympic Games. This historic achievement marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in theOlympic Games orParalympic Games, placing the country on the Paralympic medal tally for the very first time.^[2][3] For this historic and remarkable achievement,Palesha Goverdhan was awardedरू65 lakh (US$48,000) by the Nepalese prime ministerKP Oli on behalf of theGovernment of Nepal on 13 September 2024.^[4]

In 1983,NepalTaekwondo was officially recognized as a discipline under the leadership of the lateSharad Chandra Shah, who served as the member secretary of theNational Sports Council (Nepal). This decision was made in collaboration with two Martial Arts Associations.Prior to this, Grand MasterDeep Raj Gurung, the founder of Taekwondo and current President of the Nepal Taekwondo Association, initiated the public demonstration of Taekwondo for the first time inNepal. He subsequently provided training to a group, at a time when martial arts were not widely accessible in the country.

Initially,Nepali citizens were restricted from practicing or training inTaekwondo. However, after the successful demonstration by Grand MasterDeep Raj Gurung, the benefits ofTaekwondo training became apparent. As a result,Taekwondo was introduced to the disciplinary forces such as theNepal Police andNepal Army. Eventually, it was embraced as a martial art open to allNepalese citizens.

In 1983, the Nepal Taekwondo Association was formally registered with both theNational Sports Council (Nepal) andWorld Taekwondo (W.T).

InOlympic Games,World Taekwondo Championships,Asian Games andAsian Taekwondo Championships.

InParalympic Games,World Para Taekwondo Championships,Asian Para Games andAsian Para Taekwondo Championships.

The following district taekwondo associations are affiliated to the Nepal Taekwondo Association.

• Deep Raj Gurung is the founding Grandmaster ofNepalTaekwondo
• Palesha Goverdhan is a Nepalipara taekwondo practitioner. She competed at the2020 Summer Paralympics and2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal, becoming the first Nepalese athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics.
• Bidhan Lama - He won bronze medals at the1986 Asian Games,1987 World Taekwondo Championships and at the1988 Summer Olympics
• Manbahadur Tamang (1958 – 24 February 2001) was a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner. He competed in the men's featherweight at the1988 Summer Olympics
• Narayan Gurung was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. He competed at the1992 Summer Olympics
• Sita Kumari Rai (taekwondo) was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. She competed at the1992 Summer Olympics
• Pramila Thapa was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. She competed at the1992 Summer Olympics
• Sangina Baidya was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. She competed at the2004 Summer Olympics
• Deepak Bista was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. He competed at the2008 Summer Olympics
• Nisha Rawal (taekwondo) was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner. She competed at the2016 Summer Olympics
• Raj Kumar Rai was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Ram Bahadur Ghachhe was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Raj Kumar Buchhe was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Man Bahadur Shahi was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Sabita Rajbhandari was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Sapana Malla was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Kishor Shrestha was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Renuka Magar was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Ritu Jimee Rai was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Manita Shahi was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Ayasha Shakya was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Mohan Kumar Rai was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Sima Khadka was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Rita Shrestha was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Mira Thapa was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Laxmi Gurung was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Manju Tuladhar was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Yadav Kunwar was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Arun Shakya was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Ranjana Dhami was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Sita Bhandari was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Rohit Hang Rai was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Bikram Shrestha is a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Shrijana Ghising was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Bishal Garbuja was a Nepalesepara taekwondo practitioner.
• Kabiraj Negi Lama is a notable figure in NepalesePara Taekwondo and a successful coach who has made significant contributions to the sport inNepal.
• Ashmita Khadka was a Nepalesetaekwondo practitioner.
• Bharat Singh Mahata is a Nepalipara taekwondo practitioner. He competed at the2024 Summer Paralympics.

• Official website
• World Taekwondo
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• Nepal Olympic Committee
• National Sports Council

• "Korean Ambassador Taekwondo from Tuesday". 11 September 2023.
• "Taekwondo in Nepal is losing its force as players choose migration over medals - OnlineKhabar English News". 8 January 2023.
• "First phase of Taekwondo Cares Program held in Kaski". 2 September 2023.
• "Nepal Taekwondo Association to host women's tournament". 5 April 2017.
• "'NTA is the only authorised body in taekwondo'". 6 January 2023.
• "Dahal, Singh win NOC Awards". 24 June 2022.
• "World Taekwondo opens Regional Training Centre". 6 August 2019.
• "WTF honours sports minister, others". 4 August 2019.
• "NTA acquires land for high altitude training centre". 31 July 2019.
• "NTA signs deal with UK Sports". 24 June 2018.
• "We are authentic, say NTA officials". 23 April 2018.
• "Asiad, SAG medallists rewarded". 27 April 2007.

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• Sports governing bodies in Nepal

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