News Summary
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- The 10th Pokhara Sports Awards, organized by the Nepal Sports Journalists Forum Gandaki, honored Pradip Khadka and Narayani Bhandari with the top awards in the men’s and women’s categories respectively.
- Olympian Tika Bahadur Bogati received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while volleyball player Rajan Darlami was honored with the People’s Choice Award.
- Awards were presented across nine categories, including Best Sports Association to Kaski District Cricket Association and Best Coach to Siddhant Adhikari.
May 15, Pokhara – The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum Gandaki held the 10th Pokhara Sports Awards, where Pradip Khadka and Narayani Bhandari emerged victorious in their respective categories.
The awards ceremony took place on Thursday in Pokhara. Tennis player Pradip Khadka claimed the men’s title, while Narayani Bhandari won the women’s title.
Pradip secured the award ahead of volleyball player Sanju Vikram Shah and judoka Bikram T. Khatri. This marks his second time winning the award. Similarly, Narayani triumphed over archer Monica Rana and judoka Manisha Tamang to take the top spot. Both winners received electric scooters as prizes.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Olympian Tika Bahadur Bogati, who was honored with a silver pitcher and a copper plaque. Volleyball player Rajan Darlami earned the People’s Choice Award and also received a scooter.
The Emerging Player Award was given to badminton player Nibha Rai, while Siddhant Adhikari won the Best Coach Award for athletics.
Kaski District Cricket Association won the Best Sports Association Award. Special awards were presented to cricketer Susma Tamang and journalist Dinnath Baral was recognized as the Sporting Journalist of the Year.
The forum distributed awards across nine different categories in total.
