Similarly, other Nepali players to win gold were Pradip Tamang in 70 kg, Bharat Kunwar in 65 kg, Om Prakash Rai in 55 kg, Soman Sherpa in 50 kg, Sajan Magar in 45 kg, Suraj Kunwar in 40 kg, Manoj Khatri in 35 kg, Gokul Acharya in 30 kg and Bijay Adhikari in 20 kg categories. Kailash Suryakanta of India won gold in 25 kg category.
Under women’s kumute, Rohini Shakya in open weight category, Rupa Maharjan in 50 kg, Manju Lama in 45 kg, Renuka Pandey in 40 kg, Sapana Thapa in 35 kg, Gyanu Maharjan in 30kg, Kabita Gautam in 25 kg and Susmita Tamang in 20 kg category won gold medals.
Nepal bagged gold in both senior and junior category under men’s individual kata. Hari Shrestha and Sushant Modak won in senior and junior category. Similarly, Manju Lama secured first spot in senior women’s individual kata and Puja Dahal in junior kata. Nepal also won women’s team kata.
Altogether 350 players including 150 from India and 200 from Nepal participated in the two-day tournament.
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