Nepal Police Club Crowned Champion with 7 Gold Medals at Krishnaprasad Bhattarai Memorial National Karate Championship

Nepal Police Club emerged as the team champion at the 5th Krishnaprasad Bhattarai Memorial National Karate Championship, securing 7 gold medals. The Armed Police Force (APF) secured second place with 6 gold medals, while the Tribhuvan Army Club placed third with 4 gold medals. The competition featured 210 athletes from 7 provinces and 3 departmental teams competing across 17 events.

Nepal Police Club collected a total of 13 medals, including 7 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze, to claim the championship title. All finals for the 17 events concluded on Saturday at the Karate Academy in Satdobato. In the men’s 50 kg category, Police athlete Rakesh Manandhar defeated Bammin Gurung of Gandaki Province decisively with a score of 6–1 to win the gold medal. In the women’s under 68 kg category, Police’s Ashika Rai beat Army’s Sampada KC narrowly with a 1–0 score to claim gold.

Police athlete Swanim Manandhar successfully defended his title by winning the men’s individual kata for the fourth consecutive time. In the individual accolades, Police’s Barsha Budha Magar and APF’s Pradeep Baijali Magar were honored as the ‘Best Fighters’ in the women’s and men’s divisions respectively. The Police team, crowned champions, received a trophy along with a cash prize of NPR 150,000; APF and the Army received NPR 75,000 and NPR 35,000 respectively. The awards ceremony was graced by Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Indra Bahadur Baniya, who presented the prizes to the winning athletes.