Vijay Sinjali and Susmita Tamang Selected to Represent Nepal in the 4th Third Thalo Usu World Cup

Vijay Sinjali and Susmita Tamang have been selected to represent Nepal in the fourth Third Thalo Usu World Cup, scheduled to take place in Hokkaido, China, from July 4 to 9. In the 17th World Championship held in Brazil last September, Vijay scored 9.710 while Susmita achieved 9.670 points. Vijay Sinjali previously won a bronze medal in the third Third Thalo Usu World Cup in Japan, and Susmita has been awarded a scholarship for the Asian Games. Kathmandu, 29 Chaitra.

For the upcoming event running from July 4 to 9 in Hokkaido, China, Nepal will compete with Vijay Sinjali in the Chen Su category and Susmita Tamang in the Tao Su category. Their selection is based on their performances at the 17th World Championship, which took place from September 1 to 7 in Brasilia, Brazil. Vijay and Susmita earned scores of 9.710 and 9.670, respectively, at that competition.

Vijay Sinjali made history by securing a bronze medal at the third Third Thalo Usu World Cup held in Yokohama, Japan, for which he received a reward of NPR 6.5 million from the Nepal government. Currently, Vijay is undergoing international training at the NZ Usu Academy in New Zealand. The Nepal Olympic Committee has provided Susmita Tamang with a monthly scholarship of NPR 50,000 for the 20th Asian Games.

The Usu Association has announced that Susmita will soon depart for foreign training. Both Vijay and Susmita won gold medals at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) hosted in Nepal in 2019. According to international Usu coach Nikesh Shrestha, both athletes are hardworking and talented, and Nepal is expected to contend for medals again at this World Cup.