Nepal Taekwondo Association
- International Sports Complex, Satdobato Lalitpur, Nepal
The Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) (Nepali: नेपाल तेक्वान्दो संघ (एन.टि.ए)) is the governing body for Taekwondo and Para Taekwondo in Nepal. NTA organizes national and international competitions, enabling Nepali taekwondo athletes to participate in international events. Additionally, the Nepal Taekwondo Association promotes the development and expansion of Taekwondo in schools and dojangs across districts within Nepal's provinces. Founded in 1983, the organization became affiliated with the National Sports Council (Nepal) and World Taekwondo the same year. The current President of NTA is Prakash Shumsher Rana, and its headquarters are located in the International Sports Complex in Lalitpur, Nepal.[1]
Nepali Taekwondo History
"In 1983, Nepal Taekwondo was officially recognized as a discipline under the leadership of the late Sharad Chandra Shah, who served as the member secretary of the National Sports Council (Nepal). This decision was made in collaboration with two Martial Arts Associations.
Prior to this, Grand Master Deep Raj Gurung, the founder of Taekwondo and current General Secretary of the Nepal Taekwondo Association, initiated the public demonstration of Taekwondo for the first time in Nepal. 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 in Taekwondo. However, after the successful demonstration by Grand Master Deep Raj Gurung, the benefits of Taekwondo training became apparent. As a result, Taekwondo was introduced to the disciplinary forces such as the Nepal Police and Nepal Army. Eventually, it was embraced as a martial art open to all Nepalese citizens.
In 1983, the Nepal Taekwondo Association was formally registered with both the National Sports Council (Nepal) and World Taekwondo (W.T).
S.N | Events | Player's Name | Remarks |
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1. | 1988 Summer Olympics | Bidhan Lama and Manbahadur Tamang | Bronze Medal and Participated |
2. | 1992 Summer Olympics | Narayan Gurung, Sita Rai and Pramila Thapa | Participated |
3. | 2004 Summer Olympics | Sangina Baidya | Participated |
4. | 2008 Summer Olympics | Deepak Bista | Participated |
5. | 2016 Summer Olympics | Nisha Rawal (taekwondo) | Participated |
S.N | Events | Player's Name | Remarks |
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1. | 2020 Summer Paralympics | Palesha Goverdhan | Won Repechage match against United States and Serbia athletes (5th Position) |
Nepal Taekwondo achievements
In Olympic Games, World Taekwondo Championships, Asian Games and Asian Taekwondo Championships.
S.N | Events | Player's Name | Remarks |
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1. | 1988 Summer Olympics | Bidhan Lama | Bronze Medal |
2. | 1987 World Taekwondo Championships | Bidhan Lama | Bronze Medal |
3. | 1989 World Taekwondo Championships | Sita Kumari Rai (taekwondo) | Bronze Medal |
4. | 1986 Asian Games | Bidhan Lama, Raj Kumar Rai, Ram Bahadur Ghachhe and Raj Kumar Buchhe | 4 Bronze Medals |
5. | 1994 Asian Games | Man Bahadur Shahi | Bronze Medal |
6. | 1998 Asian Games | Sabita Rajbhandari, Sapana Malla and Kishor Shrestha | 1 Silver Medal and 2 Bronze Medals |
7. | 2002 Asian Games | Renuka Magar, Ritu Jimee Rai and Deepak Bista | 3 Bronze Medals |
8. | 2006 Asian Games | Deepak Bista, Manita Shahi and Ayasha Shakya | 3 Bronze Medals |
9. | 1986 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Mohan Kumar Rai | Bronze Medal |
10. | 1988 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Bidhan Lama, Sima Khadka, Sita Kumari Rai (taekwondo), Rita Shrestha, Mira Thapa, Laxmi Gurung and Manju Tuladhar | 1 Silver Medal and 6 Bronze Medals |
11. | 1990 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Narayan Gurung and Sita Kumari Rai (taekwondo) | 2 Bronze Medals |
12. | 1992 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Sita Kumari Rai (taekwondo) | Bronze Medal |
13. | 1994 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Sangina Baidya | Silver Medal |
14. | 1996 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Sangina Baidya | Gold Medal |
15. | 2000 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Sangina Baidya and Renuka Magar | 2 Bronze Medals |
16. | 2004 Asian Taekwondo Championships | Renuka Magar | Silver Medal |
Nepal ParaTaekwondo achievements
In Paralympic Games, World Para Taekwondo Championships, Asian Para Games and Asian Para Taekwondo Championships.
S.N | Events | Player's Name | Remarks |
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1. | 2013 World Para Taekwondo Championships, Switzerland | Yadav Kunwar | Bronze Medal |
2. | 2014 World Para Taekwondo Championships, Russia | Yadav Kunwar | Silver Medal |
3. | 2015 Asian Para Taekwondo Championships, Taiwan | Arun Shakya | Bronze Medal |
4. | 2016 Asian Para Taekwondo Championships, Philippines | Ranjana Dhami, Sita Bhandari and Rohit Hang Rai | 1 Silver Medal and 2 Bronze Medals |
5. | 2016 European Para Taekwondo Championships, Poland | Sita Bhandari | Bronze Medal |
6. | 2017 Asian Para Taekwondo Championships, South Korea | Ranjana Dhami | Bronze Medal |
7. | 2017 World Para Taekwondo Championships, United Kingdom | Ranjana Dhami | Bronze Medal |
8. | 2018 Asian Para Taekwondo Championships, Vietnam | Palesha Goverdhan | Bronze Medal |
9. | 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championships, Turkey | Bikram Shrestha -Poomsae | Bronze Medal |
10. | 2021 Asian Youth Para Games, Bahrain | Palesha Goverdhan, Shrijana Ghising, and Bishal Garbuja | Gold Medal, Silver Medal and Bronze Medal |
11. | 2022 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix, Saudi Arabia | Shrijana Ghising | Gold Medal |
12. | 2022 Asian Para Games | Palesha Goverdhan | Bronze Medal |
Executive Board
Name | Officers and members |
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Prakash Shumsher Rana | President |
Honorable Krishna Shrestha | Vice President |
Er.Sanjib Regmi | |
Harishwor Pokhrel | |
Dil Bahadur Woli | |
Nandu Kumar Rai | |
Bhan Bahadur Chand | |
Deep Raj Gurung | General Secretary |
Kasim Miya | Treasurer |
Shreeman Thapa Magar | Member |
Rabi Thapa | |
Koshish Khadka | |
Madan K.C | |
Samrajya Bikram Pandey | |
Nanda Basyal | |
Guru Prasad Gautam | |
Bijay Kumar Neupane | |
Ram Chandra Shrestha | |
Ram Giri | |
Maniraj Bista | |
Manish Joshi | |
Dwarika Khayargoli | |
Kumar Lama Ghishing | |
Sunil Rajkarnikar | |
Bablu Siwakoti | |
Rajendra Upreti | |
Suman Parajuli | |
Santosh Budhathoki | |
Hemant Dangi |
District Associations
The following district taekwondo associations are affiliated to the Nepal Taekwondo Association.
- Baglung District Taekwondo Association
- Banke District Taekwondo Association
- Bara District Taekwondo Association
- Bardiya District Taekwondo Association
- Bhaktapur District Taekwondo Association
- Bhojpur District Taekwondo Association
- Chitwan District Taekwondo Association
- Dang District Taekwondo Association
- Dhading District Taekwondo Association
- Dhankuta District Taekwondo Association
- Dhanusha District Taekwondo Association
- Dolakha District Taekwondo Association
- Gorkha District Taekwondo Association
- Ilam District Taekwondo Association
- Jhapa District Taekwondo Association
- Jumla District Taekwondo Association
- Kailali District Taekwondo Association
- Kanchanpur District Taekwondo Association
- Kaski District Taekwondo Association
- Kathmandu District Taekwondo Association
- Kavre District Taekwondo Association
- Khotang District Taekwondo Association
- Lalitpur District Taekwondo Association
- Lamjung District Taekwondo Association
- Mahottari District Taekwondo Association
- Manang District Taekwondo Association
- Makwanpur District Taekwondo Association
- Morang District Taekwondo Association
- Nawalparasi District Taekwondo Association
- Nawalpur District Taekwondo Association
- Nuwakot District Taekwondo Association
- Palpa District Taekwondo Association
- Panchthar District Taekwondo Association
- Parsa District Taekwondo Association
- Rautahat District Taekwondo Association
- Rupandehi District Taekwondo Association
- Sankhuwasabha District Taekwondo Association
- Saptari District Taekwondo Association
- Sarlahi District Taekwondo Association
- Syangja District Taekwondo Association
- Sindhuli District Taekwondo Association
- Sindhupalchowk District Taekwondo Association
- Siraha District Taekwondo Association
- Sunsari District Taekwondo Association
- Surkhet District Taekwondo Association
- Solukhumbu District Taekwondo Association
- Tanahu District Taekwondo Association
- Taplejung District Taekwondo Association
- Udayapur District Taekwondo Association
- Okhaldhunga District Taekwondo Association
References
- ^ "About Us – Nepal Taekwondo Association".
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "'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.
External links
- Official website
- World Taekwondo
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- Nepal Olympic Committee
- National Sports Council
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