Gurung, ranked ninth in the world, carried Nepal’s golden dream to Japan and returned empty-handed. In a candid reflection, she breaks down her darkest defeat and the quiet resolve driving her comeback.

The national team skipper lifted the Canada Super 60 title with Toronto Sixers last week, hitting the winning runs.

The 23-year-old karateka ended Nepal’s medal drought in Nagoya. Behind his bronze, however, lies a story of meagre state support, deep family sacrifice and an ambition to win gold at the next edition.

Karateka Tenzing Sherpa, 23, overcomes a difficult start, a semifinal defeat and his short temper to dominate Laos’s Xayasan Vatthana and secure Nepal’s first medal of the 20th Asian Games.

With the government ordering the suspended national football body to halt financial transactions, the young athletes are forced to rely on little more than plain rice and biscuits.

In an interview with Kantipur, the CAN secretary discusses the rationale behind the captaincy overhaul, the independence of the selection committee, and the road ahead for Nepali cricket.