Published Date: 2011-09-23, Friday
The first general assembly of the University Sports Association Nepal (USAN) elected Kathmandu University teachers Dr. Kanhaiya Jha as Vice-President and Dr. Dhruba Prasad Gauchan as member in its executive committee at Kathmandu on September 16, 2011(Bhadra 30, 2068). The general assembly of USAN was inaugurated by Nepal Sports Council member Mr. Dev Kumar Lama. The sports development chief of Nepal Sports Council Mr. Prakash Chandra Ghimire was the election officer and all elected members took oath and certificates from Mr. Ghimire. The USAN is the associate member of Nepal Sports Council (NSC), Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), Ministry of Youth & Sports; Ministry of Education; Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF)/ International Federation of University Sports (FISU). The USAN was established in 2007 but it was approved by Nepal Sports Council in 2010. The main objective of the USAN is to establish and maintain a sports organization for promoting sports among member-universities. Also, the USAN is working to provide a global platform for university students through sports activities.