1st National Game
Venue
Kathmandu
Date
September 12, 1981
Participated Games
16
Total Players
1443
Medal Talley
| S.No. | Zone | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Bagmati | 44 | 33 | 25 | 102 |
| 2 | Gandaki | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Koshi | 6 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Narayani | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Janakpur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Seti | 3 | – | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Bheri | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Dhaulagiri | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Mahakari | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| 10 | Lumbini | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Sagarmatha | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Mechi | – | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Rapti | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Karnali | – | – | – | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 76 | 73 | 227 |