What is sport?

The value of sports is now being increasingly recognized in NEPAL from due to its value throughout the world.

Games and sports are essential for all round development of a personality because these helps in physical development and fitness.It is by playing games and sports that we can develop and maintain our health.Many of modern diseases like hypertension,blood pressure,diabetes,piles,obesity,indigestion etc are because of modern comforts and conveniences resulting in lack of  proper exercises and outdoor physical activities like games and sports.And it is only in a sound body that a sound mind resides.Absence of games have also resulted in many mental ailments and sleeplessness.

Games keep our body strong ,active,healthy and energetic.In activities like games and sports the blood circulation increases and there is plenty of supply of oxygen.Only a healthy person can work long ,hard and cheerfully.A weak person never take as much interest in work as does the healthy one.Health can be maintain by taking some exercises alone at home or in some suitable place like park,bank of river etc.but games and sports have some additional benefits as they are played in group and in healthy competitive spirit.Among many other things,they develop co-ordination,leading quality,team spirit and a activeness to submit to and further the rule of law.Games install spirit of self reliance,justice,fair play and sporting spirit in the player.They make people fearless,adventurous,social,disciplined and more cautious of responsibilities toward community and country.Players have been found  fighting superstitions,obscurantism and narrow approach to issues of national interest.

There cannot be a better training place than a playground for our young men and women preparing to enter the fray and combat of life.It is not success,failure or the length of life that is significant but what is most important is the quality of life,the way,the spirit in which it has been spent.

Games and sport develop character ,give health which are quite essential  for improving the quality of life,acquiring wealth and success.It is because of these reasons that our government and educational institutes have become so sports conscious and greater funds are being allotted for sports,games and promotion of adventure.Sports in NEPAL is a district subject but the center helps the district by rendering financial assistance and laying down guidelines for sports as compulsory subject.Co-operate and private sector should also come forward to help and promote games and sports.A beginning has been now made in the sense that many national sports events are now being sponsored  by some well known business house,firms,companies and establishments.Encouragement of sports and games is also desirable as it helps in decreasing the general incidence of crimes.The business and co-operate bodies should spend a percentage of their income not only in sponsoring national sports event but also in providing playing field,equipment and other facilities necessary of the promotion of games and sports.