Early 2007, National Sports Council (NSC) made a big fanfare announcing a long-term sports plan–Vision 2020. The plan talked about–among many other things–prioritizing sports under various headings and to promote events with more chances to succeed at international arenas. The ultimate aim of the plan was to develop sports in such a way that Nepal would win gold medals at Olympics.
Nepal´s performance at the 16th Asian Games in China, held a couple of months short before the plan reached its fourth year, showed no indication of things improving. Instead of progressing, it looked like our sports was sliding downwards. Ask any sports official and he will give you a dozen reasons why this is happening starting with lack of budget, training, exposure and, yes, of a long term vision for development of sports. Continue reading…
