KATHMANDU: Nepal has so far secured 25 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals in the 13th South Asian Games underway in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur.
Anupama Magar grabbed a gold medal for Nepal defeating her Pakistani opponent by 6-3 in Kumite of Karate under +68 kg category at Nepal Karate Academy in Satdobato, Lalitpur. Magar’s opponent was a bronze medal winner in the 2018 Asian Games.
Similarly, Nepal’s Deepak Hamal added a gold, winning in the all-round Nanquan event of Taolu in Wushu defeating his Indian rival Saajan Lama at Army Physical Fitness Centre in Lagankhel, Lalitpur.
Hamal had a total of 19.32 points while Lama had 19.17 points.
With this, Nepal has won a total of 10 gold in Karate and three gold in Wushu.
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Written by Nishant Pokhrel
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