Eight Mountain Sports Festival from March 4, 2021:
The schedule for the 9th National Sports Competition in Pokhara has been shifted. The competition is being postponed due to the Corona epidemic. The 8th Mountain Sports Festival will be held in Gandaki at a time when there is almost no national competition. The Mountain Sports Federation is going to hold a sports festival in Gandaki on March 4, 2021.
The organizers have proposed to organize 15 games at the festival. According to National Sports Council (NSC) member and festival coordinator Suvarna Shrestha, archery, wheelbarrow, canyoning, rock climbing, cycling, paragliding, cross country running, motorsports, tug of war, ring wrestling, horse racing, triathlon, golf, and skateboarding. It has been proposed to play games including.
There will be international competitions in triathlon and ring wrestling. It has not been decided where to play the games. The organizers estimate that the festival will cost Rs 18.8 million.
A 17-member management committee comprising representatives of sports associations has been formed to organize the festival.
A six-member secretariat task force has been formed with Gandaki MP Indradhara Bista, who is also the provincial coordinator of the Mountain Sports Federation.
National Sports Council (NSC) member Govinda Bhattarai said that the festival would be a 'warm-up' of international sports. ‘Studies from the Olympic Committee and the Council have to make plans by 2025, so international sports can now be played in this place after playing national games. It could be a warm-up, ”he said.
