Youth Leadership Program Launched in Motorcycle Sports and Adventure Activities

The Nepal Automobiles Association has launched the first event under the Youth Leadership Program 2026 focused on youth leadership development. The program saw the participation of 68 young individuals with an aim to cultivate leadership in motorsports and safe mobility. Through 12 sessions until December, training will be provided on motorsports management, road safety, media, sports innovation, and adventure tourism. Kathmandu, March 14.

Sixty-eight youths engaged in engineering, automotive, academia, adventure tourism, and motorcycle sports sectors participated in this event, which is designed to nurture future leaders in Nepal’s motorsports and safe mobility fields. Ram Charitra Mehta, Secretary of the National Sports Council, inaugurated the program, highlighting motorsports as a rapidly developing sport among Nepalese youth. He emphasized that such leadership development programs play a vital role in empowering young people.

Program coordinator Kamala Kshetri expressed confidence that this initiative will cultivate responsible and visionary leadership in motorsports, adventure tourism, mobility, and safe transport sectors. She noted that leadership entails not only holding a position but also assuming responsibility, having a vision, and being able to bring about positive change. In collaboration with the International Motorcycle Federation (FIA), the program will conduct 12 sessions—physical, virtual, and practical—throughout the year until December.

During the program, expert speakers from various fields delivered presentations. Saurabh Jyoti, Chairman of Syaakar Trading Company and board member of NAIMA Nepal, shed light on the interrelations between motorsports, road safety, and the corporate sector. Sports expert Sulochana Sijakhwa presented on the long-term development cycle of riders and athletes. Concluding the event, Anil Kumar Baral, Chairperson and Vice President of the Motorcycle Commission, expressed optimism that Nepali motorsports will progress from maturity to youth involvement, from central to local engagement, from amateur to tourism focus, and from power to technology-driven advancement. The next session is scheduled to be held next month at Kantipur Valley College, Kumaripati.