Activities

NEPAL OLYMPIC MUSEUM – FROM PAST TO PRESENT

S.No.

Date

Activities

1

1990–1994

Publication of “Sports Nepal”, a weekly and monthly Sports Magazine.

2

1993/04/13

“Sports Nepal” organizes New Year-2050 running competition.

3

1995/01/19-21

“Sports Nepal” organizes a three-day workshop on “Bodybuilding & Psychology.”

4

1995-11-07

Formal registration of Sports Nepal Olympic Museum

5

1998-09-08

Inclusion of Sports Nepal Olympic Museum’s name in the International Olympic Museum Directory

6

1999-08-09

General Nar Shumsher J.B.R. hands over the historic items concerning his sporting life to the Museum.

7

1999-09-22

Sports Nepal Olympic Museum formally opens for the general public.

8

1999/09/22

Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah visits the Museum.

9

1999/10/04

Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev re-visits and presents various sports materials to the Museum.

10

2000/01/11

Hon. Prime Minster Krishna Prasad Bhattrai visits the Museum.

11

2000/03/06-24

Athletes participate in Annapurna Mandala Trail under the Museum’s banner.

12

2000/03/20

First Nepalese female Mt. Everest climbers visit the Museum.

13

2000/07/02-04

The Museum organizes a Photo Exhibition entitled “Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah & Sports”

14

2000/09/11

Farwell to the participating athletes’ of Sydney Olympic by the museum.

15

2000/10/18

Hon. Sports State Minister Dilendra Prasad Badu visits the Museum.

16

2000-06-23

Member Secretary of National Sports Council Mr. Binod Shankar Palikhe hands over all the historic items and pictures available to the Sports Council.

17

2001-06-23

The Museum starts the process of documentation of Nepalese Sports.

18

2001/06/23

IOC honours the Museum’s Founder/President Mr. Chhitij Arun Shrestha with a Diploma.

19

2001/07/16

The Museum opens to general public for free viewing.

20

 

The Museum organizes the Kathmandu-Muktinath Marathon race in the honour of Nepal’s veteran runner and the Museum’s Vice-President Mr. Baikuntha Manandhar.

21

2002/01/05

The Museum announces to grant honorable membership to all the Nepalese Olympians.

22

2001

Museum acquires the affiliation of National Sports Council and Nepal Olympic Committee.

23

2002/12/13

Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah hands over to the Founder/President, Mr. Chhitij Arun Shrestha, the Nepali Flag used during the first historic medal win by Nepal.

24

2003/01/07

The Museum presents the report on “Concept/modality for Development of Nepalese Sport” to Hon. Sports Minister, Mr. Devi Prasad Ojha.

25

2003/01/29

The Museum organizes a program to bid farewell to the erstwhile member secretary Binod Shankar Palikhe and to welcome the newly appointed member secretary Kishor Bahadur Singh.

26

2003/05/16

The Museum hands over the report on “A Research on the Practice of Nepalese Sports News” prepared by Museum’s research coordinator, Mr. Diwakar Lal Amatya, to the Member Secretary Mr. Kishor Bahadur Shrestha.

27

2004/01/01-08

The museum organizes the 3rd Tuborg Media Cup-2060.

28

2004/03/06

The museum organizes the 1st Sanmiguel Sports Award and also attempts to revive by rerecording the sole renowned sports song, “Kheladi huu Khaladi huu.”

29

2004/09/06-14

The museum organizes the 4th Sanmiguel Media cup-2061.

30

2005/09/29

The museum published the bulletin on the occasion of 42nd Anniversary of National Sports Council.

31

2006/04/06

The 10th annual general meeting held under the leadership of founder/president Mr. Chhitij Arun Shrestha elects the new working committee.

32

2006/06/19

Nepal Olympic Committee President Mr. Rukma Shamsher Rana, Secretary General Mr. Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan and Member Mr. Umesh Maskey pay their inspection visit to the Museum.

33

2006/06/23

The museum establishes the Sports Information Centre.

34

2006/07/21

The museum welcome to Newly appointed Member Secretary Mr. Jivan Ram Shrestha.

35

2007/02/08

The museum begins the maintenance and renovating work of the Museum exhibition hall.

36

2007/03/16

National Sports Council’s Member Secretary Mr. Jivan Ram Shrestha, Members Mr. Purendra Bikram Lakhe, Mr. Laxman Shrestha and Mr. Ganga Bahadur Thapa Magar visit the Museum.

37

2007/05/10

The museum congratulates the Newly elected executive board of Nepal Olympic Committee.

38

2007/05/15

The Sports Nepal Olympic Museum officially changes its name to Nepal Olympic Museum and gets approval of National Sports Council.

39

2007/06/23

NOM recommences the publishing of the fortnightly Newspaper, “Sports Nepal.”

40

2007/06/23

Official recommencement of Nepal Olympic Museum

41

2007/06/29

Nepal Olympic Committee assigns the responsibility of documentation of records concerning players, coaches, judges, and experts to the Museum.

42

2007/08/10

Nepal Olympic Committee President, Mr. Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, Vice President, Mr. Rabi Raj Thapa, and National Sports Council Member, Mr. Laxman Shrestha, visit the Museum.

43

 

Players of Nepal Police and Nepal National Volleyball team leave for Sikkim representing the Museum.

44

 

Nepal Olympic Museum is granted the right for the sales and distribution of the national sports anthem prepared by National Sports Council.

45

2007/10/07

Renowned mountaineer, Pemba Dorje Sherpa, awarded an NOM jacket adorned with the national flags of 205 nations.