KATHMANDU: Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) and Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) on Sunday reached an agreement as per which the Association would be a partner to the Olympic campaign running in Nepal.

NOC Chairman Jivan Ram Shrestha and NRNA President Shesh Ghale signed the agreement at a programme held at the NOC building, today.

The NOC would also organise various sporting events on October 11, the day when the NRNA was established, it was said in the agreement.

The NRNA would provide necessary materials for foreign training and competition for some capable athletes and players, scholarships for players participating in the Asian and Olympic games, and search for donors and multi-national companies for development of sports-related infrastructures in Nepal.

NRNA President Ghale said that the agreement would help consolidate the relations between  Nepali people and second generation NRNA .

The Nepali players failed to gain achievements not due to lack of capability, but due to lack of appropriate training and opportunity, added Ghale.

NOC Chairman Shrestha expressed his belief that the country could now bring good results in the international arena in the coming days, with the support of NRNA in the campaign, to keep the country's head high.