{"id":2543,"date":"2025-10-21T04:27:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreedomvoice.com\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T04:27:32","slug":"nepali-sports-teams-busy-abroad-even-during-tihar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreedomvoice.com\/?p=2543","title":{"rendered":"Nepali Sports Teams Busy Abroad Even During Tihar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While most Nepalis are celebrating the festival of <strong>Tihar<\/strong>, national sports teams are representing Nepal in various <strong>international tournaments<\/strong> across several countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 <strong>Men\u2019s Volleyball:<\/strong> The Nepali men\u2019s volleyball team left for <strong>Bangladesh<\/strong> to compete in the <strong>CAVA Men\u2019s Nations Cup<\/strong> from <strong>Kartik 5\u201311<\/strong>. Six countries, including Nepal, will play in a round-robin format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded <strong>Asian Youth Games:<\/strong> Eight young Nepali athletes are participating in <strong>six sports<\/strong>\u2014badminton, golf, judo, muay thai, swimming, and e-sports\u2014at the <strong>3rd Asian Youth Games<\/strong> in <strong>Bahrain<\/strong> (Kartik 5\u201314).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea <strong>Cricket League 2:<\/strong> Following their historic qualification for the <strong>T20 World Cup<\/strong>, the <strong>men\u2019s national cricket team<\/strong> is now in the <strong>UAE<\/strong> to play <strong>ICC Cricket World Cup League 2<\/strong> matches against <strong>USA and UAE<\/strong> from <strong>Kartik 9\u201319<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <strong>Women\u2019s Football:<\/strong> The <strong>women\u2019s national football team<\/strong> will play two <strong>friendly matches<\/strong> in <strong>Sikkim, India<\/strong>, against <strong>Iran (Kartik 7)<\/strong> and <strong>India (Kartik 10)<\/strong>. Captain <strong>Sabitra Bhandari<\/strong> and other foreign-based players have joined the squad.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <strong>Athletics:<\/strong> 26 Nepali athletes are heading to <strong>Ranchi, India<\/strong>, for the <strong>South Asian Senior Athletics Championship<\/strong> (Kartik 7\u20139).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 <strong>Taekwondo:<\/strong> Eight players will represent Nepal at the <strong>World Taekwondo Championship<\/strong> in <strong>Wuxi, China<\/strong> (Kartik 7\u201313), followed by the <strong>Grand Slam Challenge<\/strong> (Kartik 16\u201318).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the festive season, Nepali athletes continue to give priority to the <strong>nation\u2019s pride over personal celebrations<\/strong>, showcasing dedication and unity through sports on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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