The equestrian team won one gold, two silvers and as many bronze medals during the games held in Hambantota, Sri Lanka from October 8-14. NOC President Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan welcomed the players and praised their achievements.[break]
“NSC has already announced to honor the medalists and the nation is proud of their feats,” Pradhan said, while also praising the Nepal Army club for sending players to the games.
Gold medalist Dhruba Prasad Aryal said it was a big achievement because the team was able to produce the best results though Nepal is a landlocked country. “We reached Sri Lanka four days ahead of the games and that helped us to perform well. We practiced for four days and knew the rules of the game.”
Aryal, who has been an equestrian for the past 15 years, said his preparation for the upcoming Ghode Jatra festival helped him a lot in his performance. “Indian and Pakistani players were the most experienced ones and they were the favorites in the event. We gave a tough fight to those teams.”
He said that if they receive more training, they would perform well in the upcoming tournaments as well.
Chef-de-mission and President of Nepal Basketball Association Lama Tendi Sherpa said Nepal had performed well with a short preparation. “The players would have performed even better had they got the opportunity to practice on the beach. Nepal will perform well in the next beach games as they have gained experience from this edition.”
When asked about the kabaddi dispute and the handball issue, Sherpa said there was no dispute in the games and the problem of accreditation card was a mistake and was already solved.
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