Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Eleven teams, comprising seven provincial teams, three departmental teams and the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), will participate in the 10th National Games to be held in Karnali Province on December 2-15.
A meeting of the main organizing committee held in Surkhet on Sunday under the chairmanship of Education and Sports Minister Sasmita Pokharel confirmed the participation of 11 teams.
Teams from Koshi, Madhesh, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces will compete in the games. The three departmental teams representing the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, along with the NRNA team, will also participate in the event.
A total of 32 sports disciplines will be contested at the 10th National Games. E-sports has been included in the national games for the first time, while golf has been dropped.
The organizers have also decided to involve the private sector and various stakeholders in organizing the event.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister for Education and Sports Sasmit Pokharel said the 10th National Games would be held as scheduled and urged people not to have any doubts about the event taking place. “Let no one have any doubts about whether the 10th National Games will take place,” he said. “The celebration of the 10th National Games has already begun; the competition itself will start on December 2.”
The sport disciplines selected for the 10th National Games include archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, chess, cricket, cycling, e-sports, football, gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kabaddi, karate, kho kho, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, bodybuilding, fencing and squash.
Gandaki Province hosted the 9th National Games in October 2022.
