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Tenzing Sherpa wins Nepal’s first medal at Asian Games
Karateka Sherpa beats Laos’ Xayasan Vatthana 9-1 in the repechage to secure a bronze medal.bookmark
Binod Pandey
Published at : September 23, 2026
Updated at : September 23, 2026 11:43
Nagoya, Japan
Karateka Tenzing Sherpa won Nepal’s first medal at the 20th Asian Games, beating Laos’ Xayasan Vatthana 9-1 in the repechage at the Toyohashi Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Tenzing scored nine points, including one ippon, to win the bout 9-1 and secure the bronze medal.
The medal is Nepal’s first at the Asian Games being held in Nagoya, Japan.
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