The Nepalese women in the fort of Nalapani had demonstrated their skill in throwing stones and other weapons in the war against the British between 1814-16. Vansittart, a British historian, in his book 'Gurkha' has described the valor of Nepalese women in the Nalapani or Kalunag Fort. According to him the corpses of Nepalese women were found in the cavity of the wall of the fort. These women were blocking the bullets and cannon balls big coming out of the fort from the enemy side with their bodies. With the dawn of democracy in 1950 Nepalese women are coming forward in every walk of life. It also applies in Games and Sports. Her late Majesty Queen Aishawraya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, HRH Princess Helen Shah and HRH princess Princep Shah had great affection towards Games and sports. HRH Princess Princep Shah had actively participated in table tennis competition. Some of the sports women very popular within and outside the country, are Kamal Rana, Dr. Rita Thapa, Poonam Lama, Anita Dhakhwa, Pramila Suwal, Gita Chhetri, Sijrin Shah, Neelam Tuladhar. Mrs. Kamal Rana, a famous social worker and reformist in the development of games and sports, had participated in the Sixteenth World Table Tennis Championship. Dr Rita Thapa, 

Nepal's first lady single champion, also participated in tournaments such as Thomas Cup in 1984 and Uber Cup in 1988. Romi Shrestha, Bimala Joshi, Manju Shrestha, Menuka Rawat are some of the most popular women athletes of Nepal. Nepal's women football team seems to be very advanced in its activities. Nepalese women players are esthetically involved in national and international football matches. Mrs. Gita Rana, Rama Singh, Kiran Bajracharya, Kalpana Sharma, Mira Chaudhari, Lalita Shrestha are some of the well known women football players of Nepal. They have contributed a lot for the enhancement of football at the National and International levels. They deserve the credit of organizing inter Campus women football in Nepal. Nepalese women football team participated in tournament in India and Hong Kong. Parbati Thapa (Shooting), Rajkumari Pandey and Menaka Rawat (Both in Athletics) recorded their name in the history of Olympic Games in Nepal as the first Nepalese women participants in 24th Seoul Olympic of 1988 after 88 years since Olympic was open for women in 1900. Since then Nepalese women have been participating in all the Olympic Games. Anita Shrestha (Shooting) Pramila Thapa and Sita Rai (Taekwondo) went to Barcelona (Spain) to take part in Olympic Games in 1992. Anita Shrestha, was the lone Nepalese representative in Barcelona Olympics in shooting. Nepal had very good hope of Anita Shrestha. In this regard the Rising Nepal, daily government newspaper, writers "Anita Shrestha has shot a maximum of around 385 during her Practice rounds in Kathmandu and it is unlikely that the SAF Gold medalist can score more than 390, the kind of figure one needs to score for medal contention in the Olympics in Barcelona. It would be quite realistic to say, therefore, that she would do well to finish behind the Asin gaints like China, Japan and Korea, medal or no medal." 
Nishma Gurung (Swimming), Bimala Rana Magar (Athletics) and Vivashwori Rai (Air Rifle shooting) took part in 26th Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
Out of five participants three women athletics participated in 27th Sydney Olympics in 2000. Runa Pradhan in swimming, Devi Maya Paneru in 100 metre race and Bhagwati K.C. in 10 meter Rifle tried to maintain their national record. The performance of Nepalese women in all the SAF Games was equally good. 
Sharda Lepcha, Archana Thapa, Indira Chamling and Neelam Tuladhar won bronze, medal in 4x100 m relay in swimming in first SAF Games in 1984 Kathmandu. Other Nepalese women athletes who participated in First SAF Games, were Puspa Bhatta, Narayan Thapa, Jwala Thapa, Khem Kapali Baniya, Nirmaya Karki, Bimala Joshi (Amatya), Kamala Prasai, Kanti Yadav, Geeta Bhaget, Komal Oli, Maya Thapa, Menuka Rawat, Raj Kumari Pandey, Buddhi Ghimire, Laxmi Subedi. All these Nepalese women participated in Second SAF Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1985, Nepalese women athletes did well in the third SAF Games held in Calcutta in 1987. Gita Chhetri, Indira Chitrakar, Sijrin Shah and Neelam Tuladhar bagged the silver medal in the team event of table tennis. In the mixed double Sijrin Shah and Dharmaman Bajracharya won another Silver. In women's doubles also Sijrin Shah combined with Gita Chhetri to win the bronze and in women's singles Sijrin Shah again won a bronze medal. Bimala Joshi and Menuka Rawat won three Bronze medals in 800m 1000m and 1500m distance running. Nepalese women athletes bagged as many as two silvers and five bronze medals in the third SAF Games. 

It was regarded as a greatest achievement of women athletes in Nepal. Women were allowed to take part in three disciplines such as Table Tennis, Athletics and Swimming in the Fourth SAF Games held in Islamabad in 1989. Nepalese women athletes won one silver and two bronze all in Table Tennis. Sijrin Shah and Geeta Chhetri won the silver in mixed double while in team events Sijrin, Alka, Geeta and Nilam combined to bag bronze and Geeta Chhetri also won another bronze medal in the singles event. 

New talents were also allowed from Nepalese side to test their strength in the Fourth SAF Games. They were Chet Kumari, Usha Karna, Bina Shrestha, Samjhana Thapa and Padma all in athletics. In the fifth SAF Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1991, Anita Shrestha won a gold medal in Shooting. Similarly Anita Shrestha, Vivashwori Rai, Parbati Thapa bagged silver in team event in shooting. Geeta Chhetri, Sijrin Shah, Puja Thapa and Neelam Tuladhar won another gold medal for Nepal in team event in table tennis. Sijrin also won a bronze in the singles event.

The Sixth SAF Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1993 was not fruitful for Nepalese women athletes. Sijrin Shah and Geeta Chhetri did not participate in this SAF Games due to their retirement. Nepalese women athletes such as Sandhya Shakya, Jyotsana Shrestha, Roshi Shrestha, Parbati Thapa and Vivasshwori Rai returned without any medal. 

In the Seventh SAF Games held in Madras, India in 1995, Maya Sunuwar, Sangita Karki and Saraswati Baniya won bronze medal in team event in shooting. Sixtyeight Nepalese women athletes participated in Eighth SAF Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1999. Among the Nepalese women Athletes Devi Maya Paneru, Susmita Thapa, Hari Maya Chaudhari, Kesh Maya Shirish, Samigya Shakya and Bina Shrestha won bronze medal in Athletics, Priti Dangol, Neeta Rai, Junu Rai, Binita Chaudhary, Sona Thapa, Teju Gurung, Meena Pathak, Bina Suwal and Anju Hachhethu won gold medal in karate-Do, Maya Sunuwar and Sangita Karki, won bronze medal in 10 meter Air Pistol Team Event. Runa Pradhan, Nayana Shakya, Rubina Pradhan and Stuti Singh bagged gold medal in 4x100 medley relay, Sandhya Shakya and Geeta Thapa Magar won bronze medals in womens doubles and mixed double in table tennis respectively, Sita Shrestha, Sita Sen, Hira Pant, Dhan Maya Kathayat, Susma Thapa, Anju Shrestha, Shanta Sapkota, Rupa Maharjan, Tika Chaudhary, Binita Budhathoki, Rishisara Thapa, Manida Shah got bronze in volleyball. Sita Pandey and her team members have formed non governmental and non profitable organization called women in sports/Nepal (Wins-Nepal) to promote the cause of sports in Nepal and to encourage and increase the participation of Nepalese women in sports. 

Her Royal Highness Late Princess Shruti Rajya Laxmi Devi Rana during the launching of Wins-Nepal in march 1999 felicitated the renowned Nepali women players amidst an inagural ceremony of women sports Nepal. Those who received honor were Mrs. Kamal Rana, the first women Table Tennis player who won the national Championship for three years and represented Nepal in various competitions, Dr Rita Thapa, winner of National badminton competition who also competed for Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, Mrs Anju Ranabhat (Ranjeet), National Champion among women Weight lifter and Black Belt holder of Taekwondo, Mrs Sita Rai, winner of gold medal in Belgium in 1990 in Taekwondo and bagged medal in several other international competitions, Miss Susmita Kadel, Youngest National champion of Sito-Ryu Karate who won her first gold medal at the age of thirteen.
Public honor was granted to reknowned Taekwondo Players Raj Kumar Rai who won a bronze medal at the 10th Asian Games and gold at the 8th SAF Games held in Kathmandu, Nepal. 
WINS Nepal organised a free table tennis training camp for women in January 2000 and women's good will Rally on Nepalese new year Day in April 1999 beside many other activities.