NAA Confirms Athletes for Asian Championship and ASIAD
By a Staff Reporter
Kathmandu - The Nepal Athletics Association (NAA) has officially announced the athletes who will be representing Nepal in the upcoming 19th Asian Games (ASIAD) in Hangzhou, China, and the 24th Asian Athletics Championship to be held in Thailand.
For the 19th ASIAD, scheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8, the NAA has selected a team of four male and three female athletes.
Deepak Adhikari will be representing Nepal in the 10,000m race, while Rajan Rokaya will compete in the marathon event. Som Bahadur Kumal has been chosen for the 400m and 800m races, and Gopichandra Parki will run in the 5,000m race.
On the women's side, Pushpa Bhandari will take on the challenge of the women's marathon, Rajpura Pachai will compete in the 5,000m race, and...