Shrestha had won a silver medal in the Fifth South Asian Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1991 and a bronze medal in the Seventh South Asian Games held in Madras, India in 1995.[break]
Shrestha was serving the National Sports Council (NSC) as an assistant coach.
Players and sports personalities paid final tribute to Shrestha at the NSC premises on Friday morning. Nepal Boxing Association (NBA) President Rajiv Shrestha draped Shrestha´s body with the NBA flag while former NBA President Rabi Raj Thapa and others paid floral tribute to the late boxer.
A permanent resident of Naxal, Kathmandu, Shrestha is survived by two sons and a daughter.
Shrestha was cremated at the Pashupati Aryaghat on Friday afternoon.
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