She distinctly remembers her first few days of judo practice. She was merely 10 years old and her training used to be extremely painful. The cramps she got all over her body made her dislike the sport. “I hated going for those early morning practices when I was younger. I would tell my dad that I was going for judo training and wander around in the fields instead,” says Phuphu Lhamu Khatri who became the first woman to win a gold medal for Nepal at South Asian Games in 2016. She also bagged the Female Player of the Year Award at NSJF Pulsar Sports Awards in the same year.

DANG, Feb 27: Freedom fighter and educationist Iswori Prasad Upadhyay passed away on Monday. He was 93.

BHAKTAPUR, Feb 14: Democracy fighter Leela Bahadur Pandit passed away at his house at Sudal here on Tuesday night.

LALITPUR, July 31: Democracy fighter Sudishta Lal Das has been hospitalized after kidney failure.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Democratic leader Marshal Julum Shakya has passed away at 8:45 am today at Grandi Hospital located in the capital city.

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Host Ruslan KCTC and Royal PC Fighter registered wins on Wednesday in the Second Ruslan Cup 2073 T20 cricket tournament played at the TU grounds in Kirtipur, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Nepali Congress leader and democratic fighter Shivadwoj Basnet passed away at the age of 96 last night at 1 am.