Central Region clinched 11 gold medals, two silvers and a bronze to lift the team championship. Mid-western Region finished second with three gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Likewise, Eastern Region won one gold, four silver and five bronze medals to finish third in the championship.
In the full-contact section, Diwas Shrestha of Central Region claimed the men´s 65kg gold defeating Dipendra Shrestha of Western Region. Diwas also claimed the men´s 65kg gold in the light-contact section beating Siddhant Subedi of Eastern Region in the final. Diwas was adjudged the best player of the tournament and received Rs 10,000. [break]
Ramesh Gurung of Central Region beat Prakash Bista of Mid-western Region in the final of full-contact men´s 53kg weight category while Yuvaraj Karki of Central Region outclassed Devaraj Shrestha of Eastern Region in the men´s 62kg final.
In the open weight category Rudra Limbu of Eastern Region clinched gold medal defeating Krishna Raj Giri of Mid-western Region in the final. In the men´s 56kg final of full-contact section, Surya Hamal of Central Region beat Bil Bahadur Tamang of Mid-western Region. Likewise, Narendra Maharjan won the men´s 59kg gold defeating Purna Sunuwar of Eastern Region in the final.
In the women´s full-contact section, Manju Sunar of Mid-western Region beat Tanya Rana of Eastern Region in the 56kg weight category while Reason Thapa Magar of Central Region outclassed Reshma Rai of Eastern Region in the final of 53kg.
In the men´s light-contact section, Bimal Majhi of Far-western Region edged past Uttam Syangtan of Western Region in the 56kg final while Anish Dhungana of Western Region beat Lal Bahadur Tamang of Far-western Region for gold in the 53kg weight category. Bibek Lama of Central Region defeated Nima Kanchha Sherpa in the final of 59kg category. Ram Krishna Raut (men´s 65 kg) of Mid-western Region and Sagar Darji (men´s 55kg) of Eastern Region claimed gold medals in the semi-contact section of the championship.
Altogether 120 players, including 25 females, had participated in the three sections of the championship.
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