In the men´s open final, Lama defeated Gyan Bahadur Tamang of Central Region to take the gold medal. Sanjay Rai of Central Region and Narayan Acharya of Western Region secured third and fourth positions respectively. [break]
The top four players in men´s category bagged Rs 30,000, Rs 15,000, Rs 7,500 and Rs 3,500 respectively.
In the women´s open, Sabina Shrestha overcame Asian silver medalist Jyoti Lama of Central Region in the final. Nirmala Bajracharya of Far-western Region and Sabina Lama of Mid-western Region finished third and fourth respectively.
In the women´s U-55 kg category, Pratima Majhi of Western Region beat Salina Lama of Central Region in the final. Sujata Rai and Sita Rai took the third and fourth place honors.
The top four finishers in both the women´s events received Rs 10,000, Rs 5,000, Rs 2,500 and Rs 1,250 respectively.
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