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.

Nepali runners claim gold and silver in both men’s and women’s races in Vietnam, with 19-year-old Kalpana Budha becoming the youngest podium finisher in ATM history.

Kushal Bhurtel misses head coach Stuart Law’s 15-member travelling squad to Oman, where the tri-series kicks off on October 7.

The Post profiles the members of Nepal’s athletics squad who are training without state sponsorship, adapting to disabilities, financial hardship and personal tragedies as they prepare for the Asian Para Games in Nagoya.

Kantipur Max has exclusive Nepal rights to Argentina vs Benin, Lionel Messi's farewell match, and Argentina vs Burkina Faso.

Judokas, including sisters Nisha Shrestha and Devaki Maya Shrestha and brothers Vishesh BK and Vikas BK, lose their opening bouts in Nagoya.

SAFF gave Nepal until September 30 to have its FIFA ban lifted. Nepal is now almost certain to miss the deadline.

Nepal’s quarter-final against Sri Lanka in Nagoya was abandoned without a toss, with Sri Lanka advancing under the tournament’s higher-ranking rule.

With no reserve day, Nepal will bow out if rain cancels their quarterfinal against higher-ranked Sri Lanka, a rule coach Stuart Law calls ‘brutal’ for Associate nations.

Kumal clocks 1 minute 49.55 seconds at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, bettering his own national record.

Nepal’s 149/4 proved enough to top Group A after rain washed out their final preliminary match against Japan, setting up a quarterfinal against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

Sandeep Jora and Lokesh Bam hit unbeaten half-centuries as Nepal posted 149 for one in a 15-over-a-side match after rain delayed the start by an hour.

Nepal’s five-wicket victory over Afghanistan has put them within reach of the last eight, but the Rhinos must beat hosts Japan on Saturday to keep their medal hopes alive.

The win has increased Nepal’s chances of marching on to the quarterfinals against Asian powerhouses. The Rhinos face Japan tomorrow.

A 34-25 victory over Sri Lanka sends the women’s team into the Asian Games semifinals. Up next is a showdown against world powerhouse India.

Nepal had lost to Afghanistan in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. Now, the duo come face to face after over a decade.

Euro School Hattigauda ‘A’ won the boys’ U-16 title, while Daffodil Public School claimed the girls’ championship as the inter-school tournament concluded in Kathmandu.

Tied 1-1 in career head-to-heads, Nepal’s top female Muay Thai fighters trade knockout threats ahead of their October 10 face-off.

A 34-24 win over Sri Lanka takes Nepal into the semi-finals and assures the team at least a bronze medal.

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.