A nine-member Nepali delegation, including seven athletes, is set to depart for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to compete in the 27th Asian Kyorugi Taekwondo Championship. In the male categories, Sumit Bista (under 58 kg), Sahil Sunuwar (under 63 kg), and Abhishek Baral (under 80 kg) will represent Nepal. In the ninth Asian Poomsae Taekwondo Championship, Yuvraj Rana Magar and Swastika Tamang will showcase their skills.
The Nepali team will leave for Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday. This championship serves as a crucial qualifier for the 20th Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The team comprises three experienced male and four female athletes representing Nepal. From the 5th to the 11th of Jestha, competition will take place, with male competitors Sumit Bista (under 58 kg), Sahil Sunuwar (under 63 kg), and Abhishek Baral (under 80 kg) participating.
On the women’s side, Santoshi Rai (under 46 kg), Geeta Kathayat (under 53 kg), Shubhangi Shrestha (under 57 kg), and Sonia Gaire (under 49 kg) will represent Nepal. Athletes who advance to the quarterfinals will secure qualification for the Asian Games. Nepali athletes’ matches begin on Jestha 7. The coaching team includes Purn Kumar Yonjan, Said Hasan Reze, and Sandipa Amgain.
On Monday, Ramchitra Mehta, Member-Secretary of the National Sports Council (Rakhap), and Bhanu Bahadur Chand, former executive committee member of Rakhap, formally bid farewell to the team during an event, wishing them success. The Nepali team participating in the ninth Asian Poomsae Taekwondo Championship has already arrived in Mongolia, where Yuvraj Rana Magar and Swastika Tamang will compete.
