The gold, silver and bronze medalists each received Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. Similarly, coaches and officials got Rs 20,000 and 15,000 each.
National Sports Council Member Secretary Keshab Kumar Bista and Nepal Judo Association's president Deepak Harsha Bajracharya among others felicitated the players, coaches and officials.
Organizing a function in Kathmandu, the association felicitated gold medalist Phupu Lhamu Khatri with Rs 50,000.
Similarly, Lila Adhikari and Manita Shrestha Pradhan received Rs 30,000 each for winning silver medals.
Meanwhile, Ramesh Magar, Shiva Bahadur Baram, Indra Bahadur Shrestha, Sarita Chaudhary, Ganga Chaudhary and Punam Shrestha got Rs 20,000 each for bagging bronze medals in the SAG.
Similarly, coaches Dal Bahadur Gurung and Indra Dangol were awarded Rs 20,000 each, while officials Debu Thapa and Ganga Bahadur Khadka received Rs 15,000 each.
NJA President Bajracharya also provided carpets to the players, coaches, officials and members of the NSC during the same program.
Gold medalist Phupu said that winning gold in the SAG was one of the most important moment in her life and added that she will try her best for the Olympics.
“I will try to do even better for the Olympics but need motivation and encouragement from the concern bodies,” said Phupu, who will fly to Hungary on Wednesday evening to train under a scholarship provided by Nepal Olympic Committee and International Judo Federation for the Rio Olympics to be held in Brazil this year.
Similarly, bronze medalist Ramesh said that players need to get at least six months of training to bring better results in the competitions like the SAG.
“Although we have been learning judo for years, our special training of one month is not enough to beat Indian judokas who train all year round. But Phupu, who trained in Hungary was able to beat much experienced Indian opponent,” said Ramesh.
NJA President Bajracharya said that the players brought happiness among the countrymen by winning medals in the SAG.
Bajracharya also informed that a Nepali judoka from Australia, Mohan Bam, has pledged to provide Rs 25,555 for gold medalist Phupu and Rs 5,555 for the two silver medalists.
Similarly, Bista said that result of SAG did not mean that the standard of Nepal had gone down but players of other countries had improved much better than Nepal.
“We gave our best in the competition. However, players of other countries had better preparation than Nepal and I am also among those who should take the responsibility for the results of the SAG,” said Bista.
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