Ranjit Shrestha of Koteshwor was declared best player in men´s category and Rajina Karki in women´s category.
In men´s 57-65 kg category, Bijay Gurung of Chitwan defeated Bikesh Prajapati of Emily Academy in the final. In 53-57 kg, Ranjit Shrestha of Koteshwor earned gold beating Rajesh Ranjan Magar.
Suraj Karki of Kathmandu and Chandra Magar of Lalitpur secured top two spots in 49-53 kg. In 46-49 kg category, Bijay Lama of National Taekwondo Training Centre (NTTC) defeated Bikram Khadgi of Pasa Dojang for the gold. In 43-46 kg, Amit Chaudhary of Kathmandu earned gold defeating Pradip Ale Magar of Dhalku.
In 40-43 kg, Sulaman Karki of Jai House secured first position beating Deepesh Shakya of Bandeshpur.
In women´s 51-60 kg, Gyani Chunara of Bijeshwori Gyan Mandir bagged gold beating Laxmi Thapa. Sita Tamang of Dhalke edged Janaki Shrestha of Chitwan in the final of 47-51 kg.
In 44-47 kg, Rita Gurung of Kathmandu defeated Rita Gurung of Ripu Mardini on the basis of points for the gold. In 40-42 kg, Bina Lama of Nijgarh secured first spot defeating Sapana Lama of Bhaktapur in the final.
Likewise, in 38-40 kg, Sabi Basyal of Kathmandu beat Laxmi Karki of Bijeshwori Gyan Mandir in the final.
Altogether, 420 players including 160 female and 120 male from 13-16 age group participated in the four-day long tournament. The tournament was organized keeping in view with the Olympic Youth Games to be held in Singapore in 2010.
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