Central Region also secured four silver medals in karate.
Nirakar Man Pradhan of Central Region claimed gold in the boys´ singles kata held at the newly-built semi-covered hall of the National Sports Council (NSC) in Tripureshwar. Bishal Suwal of Central Region finished second while and Manoj BK of Eastern Region and Krishna Thagunna of Far-western Region finished joint third in the event.
In the girls´ singles kata, Shanta Shrestha of Central Region clinched gold finishing ahead of her teammate Karuna Shrestha. Sushma Khatri of Mid-western Region and Indramaya Tamang of Eastern Region finished third.
In the boys´ 37 kg bout, Prabin Lama of Central Region defeated teammate Bharat Argeja in the final to secure gold. Nishan Bishwas (Eastern Region) and Abinash Lama (Western Region) finished joint third.
The girls´ 35 kg final was also an all-Central Region affair as Karuna Shrestha defeated Madhu Tamang for gold. Western Region´s Pampha Sapkota and Sabina BK both finished third in the event.
Meanwhile, Nirakar Man Pradhan of Central Region claimed his second gold in the boys´ 42 kg section defeating Krishna Thagunna of Far-western Region in the final. Bhupendra Bishwakarma of Central Region and Krishna KC of Western Region secured bronze medals.
Basketball
Central Region also made a winning start in the basketball event of the championship. In the opening match of the round robin league held at Little Angels´ School, Hattiban, Central Region edged past Western Region 32-28. Min Raj Tamang topscored 12 points for Central Region.
Volleyball
Central Region registered twin wins in volleyball to advance into the final of boys´ section. Central Region registered 3-0 straight sets wins in both the games. In the first, Central Region saw off Eastern Region 25-19, 25-16, 25-13 during the match held at the covered hall of NSC.
In the second match, Central Region defeated Western Region 25-15, 25-13, 25-20 to make it to the final.
Baghchal
Central Region claimed yet another gold in baghchal as Santosh Budha defeated Kamalananda Joshi of Far-western Region 2-0 in the final held at the NSC hall, Tripureshwar. Aftab Dewan of Central Region defeated his teammate Ranjit Kunwar 2-1 in the third place play-off.
Wushu
Central Region also made a clean sweep of golds in wushu, winning all eight golds. Bijay Lama and Sushmita Tamang won golds in the chang chwan event of boys´ and girls´ sections respectively. Likewise, Dorje Lama (boys´ nan chwan), Manjari Maharjan (girls´ nan chwan), Anon Kulung (boys´ thai-chi chwan), Karuna Maharjan (girls´ thai-chi chwan), Bijay Sinjali (boys´ tau-su) and Anju Gole (girls´ chian-su) secured golds in their respective events.
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