Five karate players fail to get accreditation

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: Five Nepali karate players have been barred from participating in the 11th South Asian Games (SAG). Hosts Bangladesh provided only 10 accreditation cards of karate players to Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC).



Though only 10 players from a country can participate in Dhaka following the South Asian Olympic Council´s decision, 15 Nepali karate players are under overseas training in Thailand for the Dhaka SAG. [break]



According to chief coach Mahesh Shrestha, Kumute (fight) players and Single Kata players got the accreditation cards. Only one player each from men´s and women´s team kata got the accreditation cards.



However, National Sports Council has not published any notice relating to the participation of karate players. Neer Bahadur Moktan, Mandekaji Shrestha, Kedar Simkhada, Chanchala Danuwar and Suman Lama could not receive the accreditation cards.



"We were eligible to register not more than 10 players in karate but the Nepal Karate Federation (NKF) had registered 15," said an NOC source. The South Asian Olympic Council meeting held in Dhaka on November 18 had taken the decision. NKF President and NOC member Purendra Bikram Lakhe had represented Nepal in the meeting.



The karate team is coming home from Thailand on Sunday.

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