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Nepal has many traditional games that are similar to other traditional South Asian games.[1] Many of these games were played during local cultural festivals,[2] but are now disappearing because of technological influence and globalisation.[3]
History
[edit]Dandi biyo and kabaddi, which were considered the unofficial national sports until recently, are still popular in rural areas. Despite efforts, standardisation and development of dandi biyo has not been achieved, while kabaddi, as a professional sport, is still in its infancy in Nepal. Bagh-chal, an ancient board game that is thought to have originated in Nepal, can be played on chalk-drawn boards, with pebbles, and is still popular today. Ludo, snakes and ladders and carrom are popular pastimes. Chess is also played. Volleyball was declared as the national sport of Nepal in 2017. Popular children's games include versions of tag, knucklebones, hopscotch, Duck, duck, goose and lagori, while marbles, top, hoop rolling and gully cricket are also popular among boys. Rubber bands, or ranger bands cut from tubes in bike tyres, make a multi-purpose sporting equipment for Nepali children, which may be bunched or chained together, and used to play dodgeball, cat's cradle, jianzi and a variety of skipping rope games.
Traditional games
[edit]Dandi biyo
[edit]Guccha
[edit]This game (also known as marbles) involves participants flicking marbles with their fingers in the hopes of pushing opponents' marbles outside of the playing area.[6][7]
Bhurung
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In Nepal, the spinning top is known as a bhurung or lattu.[10][6]
Dhyakki
[edit]Dhyakki (or piya) is a form of hopscotch in which players must move a rock across the playing area as they hop through it.[7]
Ball games
[edit]Chungi
[edit]Seven stones
[edit]Though this game goes by other names in neighboring countries, it is primarily known in Nepal as seven stones.[15]
Variations of tag
[edit]Kabaddi
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Kabaddi (also known locally as kapardi)[19] has been declining in Nepal in recent decades.[20]
Kho kho
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The Nepal Kho Kho Association was established the late 1990s, and the sport is contested at the country's National Games. Nepal finished as runner-ups in the inaugural 2025 Kho Kho World Cup.[24]
Board games
[edit]Bagh-chal
[edit]Animal events
[edit]Bull Fighting
[edit]Elephant polo
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Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Nepal's 'national sport' we never had: Five things you didn't know about dandi-biyo". OnlineKhabar. March 17, 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Save Dandi Biyo - Save Our National Game - Save the National Identity of Nepal". Meronepalma.com. Archived from the original on Apr 25, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Old-school games to take you down memory lane". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ a b SIDDIQUE, BENAZIR AHMED (2025-08-05). "Childhood games in Nepal". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Oliver, Valerie. "History of Spin Top". www.yoyomuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ The Lost Art of Spinning Tops. Lourens Bas & Arthur Verdoorn. 2011.
- ^ Bureau, The Week. "The games we played". My Republica. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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- ^ Hamal, Nikki (25 February 2018). "More than just child's play". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "The games we played". My Republica. The Week Bureau. April 5, 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Basnyat, Aarti (Jul 2010). "Nepali Street Games". ECS NEPAL. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Nepali Street Games". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^ kabaddi Cambridge Dictionary
- ^ Sudevan, Praveen (2025-08-05). "How Pro Kabaddi made kabaddi the most-watched sport in India after cricket". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Kabaddi: History, Origin, rules and the Pro Kabaddi League". Khel Now. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ "Advocates Hope Nepal Picks Kabaddi, Traditional Game of Strength and Stamina, as National Sport". Global Press Journal. 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Hard Bound Lab Manual Health and Physical Education, p. 41
- ^ a b "kho-kho | Indian sport | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Peter A Hastie (2010). Student-Designed Games: Strategies for Promoting Creativity, Cooperation, and Skill Development. Human Kinetics. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7360-8590-8.
- ^ "Nepal's Kho Kho Seeks Extra Care". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Vaswani, Anjana (June 3, 2018). "Games people played". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Tandukar, Shranup (9 September 2021). "Bagh Chal: A native board game on the brink of extinction". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-05.