Nepal women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Nepal Volleyball Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Jagdish Bhatta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | – (as of 10 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nepal women's national volleyball team represents Nepal in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.[1] It is governed by the Nepal Volleyball Association.
Tournament record
[edit]Asian Games
[edit]| Asian Games record | |||||
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| Year | Position | ||||
 2022
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11th | ||||
CAVA Challenge Cup
[edit]| CAVA Challenge Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Position | ||||
 2019[2]
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| 2021
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| 2023
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| 2024
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South Asian Games
[edit]| South Asian Games record | |||||
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| Year | Position[3][4] | ||||
| 1999
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 2006
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| 2010
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 2016
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| 2019
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Results and schedule
[edit]2023
[edit]| 22 May 2023 16:30 UTC+05:45 |
Kyrgyzstan 
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0–3 (41–75) | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (11-25, 19–25, 11–25,) | ||||
| 23 May 2023 15:00 UTC+05:45 |
Bangladesh
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0–3 (27–75) | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (10-25, 8–25, 9–25,) | ||||
| 24 May 2023 15:00 UTC+05:45 |
India
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3–1 (97–82) | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–12, 26–24, 21–25,25-21) | ||||
| 27 May 2023 12:00 UTC+05:45 |
Kazakhstan 
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3–2 (101–85) | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (30–28, 16–25, 15–25,25-18, 15-7) | ||||
| 28 May 2023 11:30 UTC+05:45 |
Nepal
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3–1 (95–69) |  Uzbekistan
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (20–25, 25–16, 25–15,25-13) | ||||
| 30 September 2023 14:30 |
Vietnam 
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3–0 | Nepal
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Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Attendance: 1,900 Referees: KOKCHOLOKOV Nurgazy (KGZ), GHARIB Alireza (IRI) |
| (25–4, 25–16, 25–13) Result | ||||
| 2 October 2023 10:30 |
Nepal
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0–3 |  South Korea
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Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Gymnasium, Hangzhou Attendance: 4,950 Referees: AKHMETOV Aidos (KAZ), BENOSA Yul (PHI) |
| (21–25, 14–25, 11–25) Result | ||||
2024
[edit]| 21 July 2024 16:00 |
Nepal
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0–3 |  Russia
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (17–25, 19–25, 15–25) Friendly Match | ||||
| 22 July 2024 16:00 |
Nepal
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0–3 | Russia
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (14–25, 23–25, 22–25) Friendly Match | ||||
| 1 August 2024 15:15 |
Nepal
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3–0 | Sri Lanka
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–19, 25–18, 25–19 ) Group Stage | ||||
| 3 August 2024 15:00 |
India
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2–3 | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (18–25, 25-11,17-25, 25-18, 13-15 ) Group Stage | ||||
| 4 August 2024 17:15 |
Iran 
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3–2 | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–16, 16–25, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13) Group Stage | ||||
| 5 August 2024 17:15 |
Maldives 
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0–3 | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (8–25, 19–25, 18–25) Group Stage | ||||
| 6 August 2024 17:15 |
Iran
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0–3 | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (21–25, 26–28, 20–25) Semi Final 2 | ||||
| 7 August 2024 17:15 |
India
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3–2 | Nepal
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Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (23–25, 25–14, 22–25, 22–25, 15–5) Final | ||||
Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following is the roster for the 2024 Central Asian Volleyball Association Women's Challenge Cup.[5]
Head Coach: Jagdish Bhatta
| No. | Name | Position | Domestic Club | EWVL Club |
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| 1 | Niruta Thagunna | Hitter | Nepal APF Club | Madhesh United |
| 2 | Sumitra Regmi | Middle Blocker | New Diamond | Karnali Yashvis |
| 3 | Saraswoti Chaudhary | Hitter | Nepal APF Club | Gandaki Thunders |
| 5 | Aruna Shahi (captain) | Setter | Gandaki province | Chitwan Shakti |
| 6 | Usha Bhandari | Hitter | Nepal Police | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 7 | Kamana Bista | Hitter | Nepal Police | Lalitpur Queens |
| 9 | Sangam Mahato | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club | Chitwan Shakti |
| 10 | Safiya Pun | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club | Lalitpur Queens |
| 11 | Shanti Kala Tamang | Libero | Nepal Police | Madhesh United |
| 12 | Punam Chand | Hitter | Nepal Police | Lalitpur Queens |
| 13 | Kabita Bhatta | Middle Blocker | Nepal APF Club | Gandaki Thunders |
| 14 | Pragati Nath | Setter | New Diamond | Gandaki Thunders |
| 16 | Aarati Subedi | Spiker | APF Club | Kathmandu Spikers |
| 18 | Salina Shrestha | Libero | New Diamond | Lalitpur Queens |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nepal clinches silver in South Asian volleyball tournament". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ^ "Nepal's invincible ladies lift historic volleyball trophy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Indian Women's Volleyball team wins gold in SAG". Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Nepali women spikers bow out with their heads held high". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Know your player: Nepal's national women's volleyball team all set to vie in CAVA 2024". english.onlinekhabar.com. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-11.