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Nepal plays a draw against Bangladesh in football as it is left without a medal in Taekwondo
September 29, 2023 07:45 am
HANGZHOU (CHINA), Sept 29: Nepal played a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in women's football under the 19th Asian Games, 2023.
19th Asian Games: Four Nepali players eliminated in taekwondo
September 25, 2023 15:45 pm
CHINA, Sept 25: Nepal has had a bad start in taekwondo under the 19th Asian Games, 2022. Of the total 11 Nepali taekwondo players participating in the 19th Asian Games, four have been eliminated from the competition so far. Other players have yet to play.
Nepal Army continues winning streak in ITF taekwondo
October 20, 2022 09:55 am
BAGLUNG, Oct 20: Nepal Army (NA)'s Departmental Team has become champions in the ITF taekwondo tournament under the 9th National Games.
Taekwondo coach Shrestha wins best int’l referee award
November 10, 2021 17:10 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Taekwondo main coach Nabin Kumar Shrestha has been adjudged the best referee in the Pakistan Open International (G1) Taekwondo Championship.
Zimbabwean teen teaches taekwondo to fight child marriage
January 8, 2021 16:43 pm
In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life.
Cheong felicitated
March 5, 2020 11:44 am
KATHMANDU, March 5: Macau athlete Tan Hon Cheong was felicitated by Kathmandu International Taekwondo Championship committee in Lalitpur on Wednesday.
Shrestha bags 12th taekwondo gold for Nepal
December 6, 2019 09:53 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Bhupen Shrestha secured a gold medal on the final day as Nepal extended taekwondo gold to a total of 12 at the 13th South Asian Games.
Karki, Bashyal clinch golds
December 5, 2019 09:30 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Nepal’s Saksham Karki and Sangita Bashyal added two more golds in Taekwondo played at Academy Hall in Lalitpur on Wednesday.
Sangita Bashyal bags gold in taekwondo
December 4, 2019 15:51 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Nepal's Sangita Bashyal has won a gold medal in Women's Taekwondo 62kg Fight at the ongoing South Asian Games. being held in Kathmandu.
Nepal claims seven golds in poomsae
December 3, 2019 11:04 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Nepal bagged seven gold medals and one silver in the poomsae category of taekwondo in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) at Satdobato on Monday.
Aayesha Shakya wins gold in Taekwondo
December 2, 2019 15:12 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Nepali Taekwondo player Aayesha Shakya has won a gold medal in Women's Taekwondo Poomsae at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG).
Taekwondo's Kamal Shrestha wins gold
December 2, 2019 14:07 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Nepal has won the gold medal in the Taekwondo under the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG).
Nepal hopes to win big in taekwondo
November 29, 2019 09:16 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Nepal hopes to win majority of medals in taekwondo in the upcoming 13th South Asian Games (SAG)--which is set to begin from Dec 1 to 10, since the combative sport has the most successful history in international competitions.
NSC sees off Taekwondo team
August 23, 2019 10:05 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Nepal Sports Council (NSC) has bid farewell to the Nepal taekwondo team on Thursday.
Eight taekwondo players to compete in India open
June 8, 2019 08:20 am
KATHMANDU, June 8: Eight Nepali taekwondo players are set to participate in the Second India Open Taekwondo Tournament to be held in Hyderabad, India. The tournament, which runs from June 11 to 16, will see five men and three women taekwondo players from Nepal participate in the tournament.
Nat’l Para Taekwondo team coach Negi felicitated
May 4, 2019 09:19 am
KATHMANDU, May 4: Kathmandu Sports Society felicitated the National Para Taekwondo team coach Kabiraj Negi Lama on Friday.
Disability doesn't mean inability: A story of how sports is reinvigorating ability (with video)
March 7, 2019 15:53 pm
KATHMANDU, March 7: There is a common understanding that only normal people can involve in Taekwondo game. However, differently abled like, Ram Bahadur Adhikari, Govind Thapa and Ranjana Dhami have shown an example that they can also be successful like other normal people.
Taekwondo coach rues poor preparations and meager investment
August 22, 2018 10:05 am
JAKARTA, Aug 22: Taekwondo head coach Deepak Bista has blamed Nepal’s lack of preparations for failure to get any medal at the ongoing Asian Games.
Nima and Nisha clinch silver medal in international taekwondo
July 13, 2018 09:54 am
KATHMANDU, July 13: Neema Gurung and Nisha Rawal have won silver medal in the international taekwondo championship held in South Korea.
Nepal wins team, pair events in Int’l Taekwondo Championship
May 20, 2018 08:27 am
KATHMANDU, May 20: Nepal has won the team and pair categories of the International Gyarogi and Poomsae Taekwondo Championship on Saturday.
Taekwondo players leave for South Korea
May 4, 2018 08:16 am
KATHMANDU,May 4: Taekwondo players have left for Seoul, South Korea on Thursday for the preparations of the 18th Asian Games which will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Taekwondo under selection controversy
April 23, 2018 08:21 am
KATHMANDU, April 23: As the dates for the South Asian Games (SAG) and Asian Games are on the horizon, taekwondo has been dragged into dispute concerning the selection of players for the games.
Taekwondo master Chhetri felicitated in Seoul
April 19, 2018 15:31 pm
KATHMANDU, April 19: Patron of National Taekwondo Association-Nepal has been felicitated by World Taekwondo Headquarter Kukkiwon –Korea in Seoul recently.
Taekwondo players felicitated
February 17, 2018 09:39 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Banepa Municipality, Modern Nepal College and the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Nepal jointly felicitated taekwondo players on Friday.
Sunsari clinches 6th Eastern Regional Taekwondo Sports Championship
January 14, 2018 15:04 pm
SUNSARI, Jan 14: Sunsari became champion in the 6th Eastern Regional Taekwondo Sports Championship concluded today in Itahari Sub Metropolitan City. It bagged six gold and two bronzes medals.
Nepal tops medal chart in Taekwondo Championship
January 3, 2018 07:44 am
ITAHARI, Jan 3: Nepal has clinched the International Open Friendship Taekwondo Championship on Tuesday winning 57 golds, 42 silvers and 52 bronze medals played at the Covered Hall of Itahari Stadium.
Queen of Nepali Taekwondo
January 2, 2018 10:11 am
Sangina Baidya is the first Nepali athlete to formally qualify and become the nation’s first ever taekwondo player at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won a gold medal at the 12th Asian Taekwondo Championship, in Melbourne, Australia in 1996 and earned applauds as the finest Nepali taekwondo player.
12th int'l taekwondo tournament begins
January 1, 2018 19:50 pm
ITAHARI, Jan 1: The 12th International Open Taekwondo Championship Competition began at the Taekwondo Academy here on Monday.
Nepal's Yan Kumari clinches gold in taekwondo in Toronto
November 21, 2017 09:50 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Yan Kumari Chaulagain of Nepal has won gold medal in the Toronto Open Taekwondo Championship held in Toronto of Canada.
Nuwakot to host ITF Taekwondo
October 24, 2017 17:37 pm
NUWAKOT, Oct 24: Nepal International Taekwondo Federation (NITF) Nuwakot is set to host the 17th senior and 10th junior ITF Taekwondo tournament on November 3 and 4.
Nepali taekwondo team leaving for South Korea
June 20, 2017 21:25 pm
KATHMANDU, June 20: A 21-member Nepali taekwondo team, including players and officials, is leaving for South Korea on Wednesday to take part in three different tournaments.
Special taekwondo training kicks off
May 1, 2017 21:15 pm
KATHMANDU, May 1: Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) on Monday started a special training for orphans and helpless children with the slogan of 'Lets build the future with taekwondo'.
Female Int’l Taekwondo in April
March 6, 2017 09:31 am
KATHMANDU, March 6: Women’s Empowerment Committee (WEC) of Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) is set to organize the First Female International Taekwondo on April 5 to 6 in Kathmandu.
Police tops taekwondo fight category
February 12, 2017 21:55 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal Police Club became champion in the fight event of the First Kathmandu International Taekwondo Championship that concluded Sunday.
Int'l Taekwondo Championship to kick off from Feb 9
February 3, 2017 10:32 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 3: The first Kathmandu International Kyorugi and Pumse Taekwondo Championship is going to take place from February 9 to 11 in Kathmandu.
National taekwondo from Friday
January 25, 2017 20:50 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: Sankata Club of Kathmandu is organizing National Invitational Taekwondo Championship from Friday in Tebahal, Kathmandu.
Army becomes champion in taekwondo
December 28, 2016 21:29 pm
ITAHARI, Dec 28: Nepal Police Club's taekwondo player Nischal Man Shrestha was worried about his health before the Seventh National Games.
Army becomes champion in ITF taekwondo
December 28, 2016 08:24 am
JHAPA, Dec 28: Tribhuvan Army Club has become the champion in ITF taekwondo during the Seventh National Games winning 16 gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals.
Taekwondo kits distributed
November 8, 2016 20:20 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 9: Former taekwondo player Deepak Bista on Tuesday distributed taekwondo kits worth Rs 2.5 million to nine districts of Far Western Region, according to National Sports Council.
Nepal Open Taekwondo Championship to be held in Kathmandu
October 29, 2016 10:17 am
PORTLAND, Oct 28: The 2nd General Assembly of the united union of former Nepalese Taekwondo players and coaches affiliated with the Universal United Nepalese Taekwondo Federation (UUNFT) held in Portland has decided to organize the Nepal Open Taekwondo Championship in Kathmandu in 2017.
Nepal Open Taekwondo Championship is going to held in Kathmandu- 2017
October 29, 2016 08:05 am
OREGON, Oct 29: The united union of former Nepalese Taekwondo players and coaches affiliated to the Universal United Nepalese Taekwondo Federation (UUNTF) assembled for their second general assembly in Portland, Oregon
Para taekwondo team off to Poland
September 14, 2016 10:17 am
KATHMANDU, Sept 14: Sita Bhandari and Ranjana Dhamala have left for Poland on Tuesday to participate in the Fifth European Para Taekwondo Championship.
Para taekwondo team off to Poland
September 13, 2016 21:13 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Sita Bhandari and Ranjana Dhamala have left for Poland on Tuesday to participate in the Fifth European Para Taekwondo Championship.
Is that a kick? Taekwondo fighters devise new ways to score
August 20, 2016 20:18 pm
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20: Taekwondo may be best known for its flashy and acrobatic kicks, but the electronic scoring system used at the Olympics apparently doesn't care whether or not fighters use the correct technique. That's resulting in a lot of bizarre kicks that no true practitioner of the Korean martial art would recognize, in a departure that some say cheapens the sport.
Taekwondo star Baidhya in changed role as Nisha's coach
August 4, 2016 00:30 am
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Taekwondo star Sangina Baidhya scripted her name in history books as the first Nepali player to qualify for the Olympics.
Cash award announced for taekwondo player Nisha Rawal
June 20, 2016 14:14 pm
KATHMANDU, June 20: The producer and actor of a Nepali film 'Relation' has pledged cash prize for Nepali taekwondo player Nisha Rawal who has earned the wild card for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in Brazil.
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