Senior volley ball coach Sudesh Kumar Rimal has passed away. He died during treatment at the Neuro Hospital in Bansbari, Kathmandu.

He was 56. Rimal was suffering from nerve-related ailment and was about to undergo a head surgery at the hospital, according to family sources.

Rimal was also the Director of the Sports Science Academy under National Sports Council. He was a national volley ball player, playing his debut match for the national team in the Seoul Asian Games held in South Korea in 1986.