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Ayasha, Yan Kumari selected for SAG

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Photo Courtesy: Nsc (From left) Taekwondo player Yan Kumari Chaulagain, Rejina Karki and Ayasha Shakya pose for a photo after securing place for the South Asian Games at Satdobato, Lalitpur on Monday.
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KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Three women taekwondo players were picked for the 12th South Asian Games on Monday through national selection event that kicked off in the capital on Monday.

11th SAG gold medalist Ayasha Shakya,  Tribhuvan Army Club's Yan Kumari Chaulagain - silver medalist of the 11th SAG - and Nepal Police Club's Rejina Karki booked their tickets for the SAG.

Ayasha, who won silver during the 10th SAG, beat Sangita Bashyal of APF Club 8-1 in the women's U-60 kg final at Satdobato, Lalitpur to be selected for the SAG.

Similarly, Yan Kumari outplayed Sita Tamang of Police 11-2 in the women's 49 kg final, while Rejina, who will debut in the SAG, beat Sarita Shrestha of Western Region 1-0 in the women's 46 kg final.

Meanwhile, national team's Gyani Chunara and Renu Lama of Mid-western entered women's 57 kg final, while Nima Gurung of Police and Namrata Tuladhar of Army secured places in the women's 53 kg final.

Likewise, Prem Rana of Western, Shekhar Upreti of Central, Naresh Chaudhary of Far-western and Chandra Bahadur Rana Magar of APF entered men's 54 kg semifinals, while Ranjan Shrestha of Police, Naubalak Chaudhary of Army, Sunil Paudel of Western and Manmohan Bhattrai of Mid-western sailed into men's 58 kg semifinals.

Bir Bahadur Mahara of Police, Niraj Deuba of Far-western, Kiran Bahadur Ale of Western and Ajay Gurung of Central secured their places in the semifinals of men's 63 kg, while Padam Tamang of Eastern, Mohamad Baish of Central, Anil Moktan of APF and James Pradhan of Police sailed into men's 68 kg semifinals.

Similarly, Nishchal Man Shrestha of Police, Ram Dutta Bhatta of national team, Prabin Shrestha of Eastern and Bharat Bohara of APF entered men's 75 kg semifinals, Anuj Pujari of Police, Nirajan Khadka of Far-western, Jay Prakash Khatkhanen and national team's Saksham Karki secured semifinal spots in men's 80 kg, while Durga Thapa of Police, Anish Maharjan of Central, Bipin Karki of Eastern and national team's Ram Hari Mahat sailed into men's 87 kg semifinals.

Altogether 13 players, including eight men and five women, will represent Nepal in the SAG.

The remaining matches will be played on Tuesday.



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