Nevertheless, India finished first in the two-day event with 16 gold medals and one bronze. Out of the 18 Indian players who had participated in the championship, only one returned home empty handed.[break]
Nepal finished second with seven gold, 22 silver and 43 bronze medals. Third placed Bangladesh claimed one gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Nine Bangladeshi players had participated in the championship while 96 players of Nepal, divided into four teams, had participated in the championship.
India seemed set to seal all 18 golds out of the total 24 after winning nine golds in the first day of the championship when Nepal had managed to win only two. However, Nepali judokas showed an improved performance in the final day of the championship winning five golds on their way to deny India all 18 golds.
Aswin Pulami Magar of Nepal ´A´ defeated Mongbigam Anand Singh of India in the U-50 kg of the boys´ 13-16 years age group category. Both players finished third. Samir Khadka of Nepal ´C´ and Sushant KC of Nepal ´B´ won gold and silver respectively in the event.
In other events of the same age group category, Umesh Magar of Nepal ´B´ defeated Rahul Mishra in the semifinal of boys´ U-55 kg. Magar, however, lost the final bout to Shrawan Shakya of Nepal ´A´ to settle for silver. Shakya was later adjudged the best player in the age group. Mohammad Asaduzzoha of Bangladesh and Amar Tamang of Nepal ´D´ jointly finished third.
Likewise, Rohit Karki of Nepal ´A´ claimed gold in boys´ U-60 kg while Mohammad Saddam Gazi of Bangladesh won silver.
Meanwhile, Haldhar Jaiswal of India won gold in boys´ above 60 kg. Milan Shumsher Thapa of Nepal ´B´ and Anjan Karki of Nepal ´A´ secured the second and third positions respectively.
In the boys´ U-45 kg, Gaurav Awasti of India clinched gold while Sanjay Ghising of Nepal ´A´ settled for silver.
Sanjeev Kumar of India also claimed gold as David Magar of Nepal settled for silver in the boys´ U-40 kg.
In the girls´ 10-13 years age group, Shradha Khatri of Nepal ´A´ and Nisha Yadav of Nepal ´B´ secured the top two spots respectively in the U-25 kg category.
Likewise, Devika Maya Shrestha (girls´ U-28 kg) of Nepal ´A´ clinched gold while Dhan Devi Rokaya of Nepal ´B´ won silver.
Indian players claimed gold in other four matches of the same age group. Ravinda Kaur (U-32 kg), Malaprbha Jadhav (U-36 kg), Vailapeki (U-40 kg) and Shumyla Aryum Mansoori (Above 40 kg) contributed to the rise of India´s gold medal tally.
Ume Salama Baby of Bangladesh won silver in girls´ U-32 kg while Pushpa Bhandari of Nepal ´A´ claimed silver in girls´ U-36 kg. Bhandari, with deformed legs, was adjudged the best player in her age group.
Sanjita KC (girls´ U-40 kg) of Nepal ´A´ and Manisha Maharjan (Above 40 kg) of Nepal ´C´ also won silver in their respective weight categories.
Meanwhile, Aurabindha Ghosh of India won the best player award in the boys´ 10-13 years age group category while Asrafi Akter Trisa of India was declared the best player in the girls´ 13-16 age group category.
The championship was organized by Nepal Judo Association under the Judo for Peace program.
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