This post will update you on the latest news from Day 8 of the 2019 South Asian Games. For our full coverage, please visit our South Asian Games homepage.

Gaurika creates history with fourth gold in swimming  

Similarly, Tisa Shakya secured a bronze medal for Nepal in 200m individual medley on Monday. 

Punam Shrestha wins gold in Judo

Bhupendra Thapa wins gold in boxing

Bhupendra Thapa won the gold medal for Nepal in men's 64kg category of boxing. Thapa defeated India's Manish Kaushik, the silver medalist of 2018 Commonwealth Games, in the final on Monday.

Minu Gurung has become the first woman to win the gold medal for Nepal in boxing in the South Asian Games. She defeated her Indian opponent in 54kg category to create history on Monday.

Nepal secure bronze in men’s cricket

Nepal secured a bronze medal in men’s cricket by defeating the Maldives by five wickets at Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground on Monday.

The home team decided to field after winning the toss and restricted the Maldives to 94 runs in 20 overs. Lalit Rajbanshi took 3 wickets with an economy of 1.50 in his four overs. Rajbanshi was later declared the man of the match.

The home team achieved the target in 16.1 overs with the loss of five wickets. Aarif Sheikh became the highest scorer for Nepal in the match. He clobbered unbeaten 32 runs off 28 balls with a maximum and three boundaries.

Nepal’s Skipper Gyanendra Malla said he was little disappointed despite securing the bronze.

“Our target was to reach the final, but we could not make it,” Malla said. “Matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were good exposure for us.”

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play for the gold medal.