Kins of deceased judokas receive relief

KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Nepal Judo Association (NJA) on Monday handed over financial support received from International Judo Federation (IJF) and All Japan Judo Federation to the families of three judo players who lost their lives in the April 25 earthquake. The NJA provided Rs 300,000 each to the family members of the deceased players during a program organized at the National Sports Council in Tripureshwar on Monday.

The NJA had received US$ 50,000 from IJF and US$ 10,000 from All Japan Judo Federation to support the players affected by the earthquake.Judo players Anisha Dangol of Nuwakot, Narayan Tamang of Rasuwa and Nilam Dangol of Nuwakot lost their lives in the earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people throughout the country.

Minister for Youth and Sports Purushottam Paudel handed over checks to the family members of the deceased players.

Likewise, Rs 100,000 was also provided to Nuwakot Judo Dojo that was destroyed in the earthquake.

According to NJA President Deepak Harsha Bajracharaya, more relief packages were in the offing as the support provided to the deceased players' kins and for the reconstruction destroyed dojo was only the first-phase of the relief program the association will undertake.

"We will soon provide relief to players whose houses were destroyed or damaged in the second phase of our relief program," Bajracharya told Republica.

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