TAEKWONDO was introduced in Nepal as a martial arts discipline in 1983,

"TAEKWONDO was introduced in Nepal as a martial arts discipline in 1983, with a group of Nepalese Taekwondo practitioners in initiation of Mr. Deep Raj Gurung, presently serving as a Secretary General of Nepal Taekwondo Association by performing first time Taekwondo Demonstration publicly. Any martial arts along with Taekwondo were banned in the country to practice or to train by or for any Nepalese citizen. After the successful performance of Taekwondo Demonstration, the Nepalese Government realized the beneficial aspect of introducing Taekwondo in discipline forces i.e. Nepal Police & Nepalese"