Martial Art

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...

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 ...

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...

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.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali kung-fu players secured three gold medals in the WUMA (World Unified Martial Arts) European Championship in the UK. Nepali player Sanjay Putuwar won two gold medals while Bhupendra Gurung clinched one in the championship that kicked off on May 15. Nepal WUMA Kung-fu Association’s President Siddhartha Lama is also in the UK and is assuming the role of an official as well as a judge during the championship. Altogether 550 players from 50 different nations are competing in the event, informed Lama. Lama assumed the role of a judge in the matches featuring players from Denmark, Germany, Thailand and the USA.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - A three member Nepali kung-fu team including two players is all set to participate in the World Unified Martial Arts (WUMA) European Championship which will kick off in England on May 15. The championship will feature competition in various martial arts disciplines. The two players representing Nepal are Sanjay Raj Putuwar and Bhupendra Gurung. Nepal WUMA Kung-fu Association’s President Siddhartha Lama is also in the team and will take the role of an official as well as a judge during the championship. Bhupendra Gurung is scheduled to leave for England on Friday while the rest of the team will take off on Saturday. The team was bade farewell by officials of Nepal WUMA Kung-fu Association amid a function at Basundhara on Thursday.