KATHMANDU, JANUARY 30

The Nepal Olympians Association on Sunday requested the concerned authorities to end the long-standing stalemate in sports.

'The National Sports Council is without the Member Secretary for more than two months and it is hampering the preparations for the ninth Natioal Games, Asian Games and 14th South Asian Games among others,' said NOA President Deepak Bista in a release.

'As the court is taking a long time to decide on the legitimacy of Member Secretary, which is adversely affecting sporting activities and dayto-day work at the sports governing body, we request the government and Ministry of Youth and Sports to find an alternate way until the final verdict is delivered,' the NOA statement added.

A version of this article appears in the print on January 31, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.