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.