Pawan Kumar Kurmi will compete in the U-50 kg boys´ weight category while Phupu Lhamu Khatri was selected for the U-63 kg girls´ category of the Youth Championships. Likewise in the junior section, Diwakar Basnet will compete in the U-55 kg boys´ category and Sushmita Lawat is set to compete in U-44 kg girl´s category. [break]
The Championships will be held from April 30 to May 2. Hari Shrestha is the team coach.
Nepal Judo Association President Deepak Harsha Bajracharya, who is also in the team, will attend a meeting of the Judo Union of Asia (JUA) to be held in Bangkok on Thursday. Bajracharya is the vice-president of JUA.
National Sports Council (NSC) Vice-president Pitambar Timilsina bade farewell to the team amidst a function at the NSC hall, Tripureshwar.
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