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10Feb

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Karate

Nepal Police Club adds 5 More Golds

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Police Club (NPC) added five more gold medals to their tally on the second day of the Second Krishna Bhattarai Memorial Karate Championship at Karate Hall in Satdobato. Seven events were held on Friday, with NPC taking five golds, while the Nepal APF Club and Tribhuvan Army Club each won one gold. Sony Rai, Sonam Lama, Biplav Lal Shrestha, Arika Gurung, and Sajan Moktan contributed to NPC's gold medal haul winning apiece each in their respective weight categories. Man Bahadur Tamang of APF and Misli Shrestha of TAC were the other gold medalists of the day. The first gold of the day was won by Sajan Moktan, who secured a 6-4 victory in the Men's 50 KG Kumite. Simon Shrestha of Bagmati Province took second place, while Bishal Rai and Bij...

Nepal Police Club dominates on Opening Day

9Feb

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Karate

Nepal Police Club dominates on Opening Day

By a Staff Reporter Lalitpur - On the opening day of the Second Krishna Bhattarai Memorial Karate Championship, Nepal Police Club (NPC) dominated by winning three gold medals. Five events took place during the opening day, with NPC and Armed Police Force (APF) Club claiming three and two gold medals respectively at the Karate Academy Hall in Satdobato. NPC won gold in the Women's Individual Kata, Women's Team Kata, and Women's Kumite 45-kg weight category. Chanchala Danuwar of the NPC claimed the gold in the Women's Individual Kata, and the NPC team, including Danuwar, won the gold in the Women's Team Kata. Furthermore, NPC's Pushpaka Lama emerged victorious by defeating Tribhuvan Army Club's Mamata Maharjan 4-1 in the Women's Kumite 45-kg weight category. In the Women's I...

Gunraj and Denika bags Bronze in World Muay Thai

24Nov

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Gunraj and Denika bags Bronze in World Muay Thai

By a Staff Reporter Nepali Martial Artists Gunraj Ruchal and Denika Rai bagged bronze in the 17th World Muay Thai Competition held from 16 to 23rd November in Thailand. Gunraj suffered a defeat against Uzbekistan's player in the second round of the semifinal due to a medical injury, which limited him only to the bronze. Denki, who vied directly in the semi-final lost to Uzbekistan's player on the basis of points. Players from 20 nations participated in a week-long competition.

14-year-old Batas clinched two medals in IFMA World Youth Games

28Aug

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Martial Art

14-year-old Batas clinched two medals in IFMA World Youth Games

By a Staff Reporter 14-year-old Martial Artist Prapti Batas clinched a silver and a bronze medal in the IFMA World Youth Games 2022 held in Malaysia from August 9-20, 2022. Prapti, who has been training and fighting in Gymkhana Muay Thai won a Silver Medal at the IFMA Grand Slam (12-15 years) under 51kgs and a Bronze Medal in the (14-15years) 51 kgs category. Prapti, a lone participant from Nepal fought the highest number of fights in the week-long event. She was coached by Rahul Moktan. Prapti Batas and her coach Rahul Moktan This was Nepal's first participation in the International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA). Nepal fought against Malaysia, Turkey, Russian, and China. The U-16 National Champion mentioned that she got her interest in the sports due to...

Nepali players to compete in Asian Cadet Judo Championship

15Jul

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Judo

Nepali players to compete in Asian Cadet Judo Championship

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - An eight-member Nepali judo team has left for Thailand to take part in the Asian Cadet and Junior Judo Championship to be held from July 17-23. The eight-member team includes four players and four officials including team leader and Nepal Judo Association President Deepak Harsha Bajracharya, who is also the education and coaching commission member of the Judo Union of Asia.Uttam Pradhan Shrestha will compete in the U-60 junior boys category while Tara Bahadur Bhujel will take part in the U-55 kg cadet boys section. Similarly, Devaki Maya Shrestha will represent Nepal in the U-52 kg girls section while her sister Nisha Shrestha compete in U-48 kg girls category. Dawa Gyaljen is the team manager and Deepak Shrestha is the coach. &n...

Dilip Memorial Foundation declared team champions

3Jul

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Martial Art

Dilip Memorial Foundation declared team champions

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Dilip Memorial Foundation has been declared the team champions of the First Valleywide Taekwondo Championship on Sunday. The foundation bagged 6 golds and 3 silver medals to finish first in the championship organized by the Central Taekwondo Department of Madan Bhandari Sports Foundation. Likewise, Koteshwar Taekwondo Dojang finished second with 3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Mulpani Taekwondo secured the third position with 2 golds, 3 silvers and 2 bronzes. The top three teams bagged a purse of Rs 20,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. Sagar Ghimire of Koteshwar Taekwondo Dojang and Bhavani Budhathoki of Dilip Memorial Foundation were adjudged the best players in male and female categories respectively. Both of them were awarded ...

Neema and Deepak selected for World Games

8Jun

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Neema and Deepak selected for World Games

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali wushu players Neema Gharti Magar and Deepak Hamal have been selected for the World Games 2022. The two players will represent Nepal during the games to be held in Alabama, USA from July 7 to 17. Nepal Wushu Association confirmed the participation of SAG gold medalist Neema Gharti Magar and Deepak Hamal. The association informed that the duo were selected by the World Wushu Federation and World Games Federation on the basis of their performance in international tournaments and their world ranking. General Secretary of Nepal Wushu Association Lakhpa Chiring Sherpa informed that only Nepal and India have been selected for the World Games from South Asia. “India bagged one quota for wushu while Nepal got two quotas,” said Sherpa. Neema...

Para judo players mark World Environment Day

6Jun

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Judo

Para judo players mark World Environment Day

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Deaf and Blind Para Judo Association marked the World Environment Day on June 5 by organizing various programmes. Officials of the association, para judo athletes, Austria’s Olympian Sabrina who featured in the mega sporting event four times and also scaled Mount Everest, were involved in the clean-up of the New Baneshwar-based hostel of Deaf School, Naxal. They also planted trees on the occasion, according to Dharma Kumar Shrestha, senior vice president of the association who is also the general secretary of Nepal Judo Association. The hostel has a judo hall where Olympian Sabrina briefed the para athletes about World Environment Day.

29May

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Judo

Para Judo Championship held

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Prashant Shrestha secured gold medal in the boys’ 40-50 kg category of deaf judo held under the Inter Deaf Judo Championship on Sunday. Likewise, Rishiman Shrama clinched gold in the boys’ 50-60 kg category during the match held in New Baneshwar. In the women’s section, Sony Shah won gold in 30-40 kg category. Other winners include Nirjala Khadka (women’s 40-50 kg), Yojana Sapkota (open category), Aarati Shah (women’s 50-60 kg A), Sushma Tamang (women’s 50-60 kg B) and Bhumika Karki (women’s 50-60 kg C). In the blind section, Sanjog Acharya secured gold in boys’ 40-50 kg category while Prakash Rumba finished first in boys’ 60-70 kg section. The championship was organized by the National Sports Council in coordination with Nepal Dead...

Nepal declared team champion in karate championship

27May

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Martial Art

Nepal declared team champion in karate championship

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal has been declared team champions during the 13th NSKA Karate Championship held in Kathmandu. Nepal finished first with 40 gold medals in the event held at the covered hall of the Tripureshwar-based National Sports Council. Indian Sotokan Karate Kolkata finished a distant second with 3 golds while TSRKKO secured the third position with 2 golds. The tournament was organized by Nepal Sotokan Karate Association. Nepal’s Pradeep Rai and Angela Dongol were adjudged the best players in male and female categories respectively. NSC Member Secretary Tanka Lal Ghising handed over the prizes to the winners amid a function on Thursday. A total of 600 players had participated in 46 different categories of the event.