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Nepal secures 1st medal in 17th Asian Games
Nepal has finally secured its first medal in the 17th Asian Games being held in Incheon, South Korea on Thursday.
bookmarkNepal has finally secured its first medal in the 17th Asian Games being held in Incheon, South Korea on Thursday.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : October 2, 2014
Incheon, South Korea
Bimala Tamang bagged a bronze medal in women's Karate Kata performance competition, defeating Jyu Kang of host country by 5-0 at Gyeyang Gymnasium today.
Earlier in the day, Bimala defeated Kulsoom of Pakistan 4-1 in quarterfinal to reach the semifinal. But she lost to Nguyen Hoang Ngan of Vietnam 5-0 in the semi-final.
Prior to this, Nepal had won a bronze medal in the 16th Asian Games held at China in 2010. Deepak Maharjan had won the medal for Nepal in boxing.
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