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Girls/Women, who made nation proud (South Asian Games 2019- Nepal)

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Dec 20, 2019

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After giving her best effort in swimming, Gaurika Singha has added another gold medal for Nepal in 100 meter freestyle swimming under the 13th South Asian Games. Her medal tally in the SAG has already reached 4 golds. Singh completed 100m freestyle swimming in just 58.13 seconds
\"Laxmi
Laxmi Magar won a gold medal in Cross-Country Cycling in South Asian Games (SAG) 2019.
\"Santoshi
Santoshi Shrestha created history today in Nepali athletics after she became the first-ever Nepali woman to win an athletics gold medal in an international meet when she finished first in the women’s 10,000m race in the 13th South Asian Games
\"Ayesha
Ayesha Shakya, mothers of two son, won the two individual gold medals at taekwondo in 2019 South Asian Games.
\"Parvati
Parvati Gurung won the gold in Women’s Individual Poomsae of Taekwondo under 24-29 age category.
\"Santoshi
Santoshi Shrestha won a gold medal in the 10,000-meter race
\"Sangita
Sangita Dhami scored first and historic gold medal for Nepal in Wrestling under under 55 kg weight categories wrestling of women’s event.
\"Nepal
Nepal has won gold medal in the triathlon towards women’s group under the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) underway in Nepal. Sony Gurung of Nepal completed the triathlon in one hour 13 minutes and 45 seconds to clinch the gold.
\"Sina
Sina Maden Limbu defeated India’s Rupa Biyor in Women’s Individual Poomsae of Taekwondo under 17-23 age category
\"Nima
Nima Gharti Magar won a gold medal in Wushu in the 13th South Asian Games (SAG)
\"Anu
Anu Adhikari shone with two technical knockouts win as Nepal bagged seven golds and two silvers in nine different events of karate at the 13th South Asian Games
\"Sushmita
Sushmita Tamang won a gold medal in Wushu Taolu
\"Sunita
Sunita Maharjan won a gold medal in under 67kg category of Kumite
\"Santoshi
Santoshi Shrestha won a gold medal in the 10,000-meter race
\"Kajal
Kajal Shrestha won a gold medal in Taekwondo under-46kg category
\"Sanju
Sanju Chaudhary won gold medal in women’s 59 kg,
\"Kusum
Kusum Khadka won gold in the senior women’s individual under 45 kg category, Kusum beat her opponent Mounjera 3-2 in the finals.
\"Devika
Devika Khadka won a gold medal in Judo Women 52 kgs category in the ongoing South Asian Games (SAG)

The 10 Days long (December 1-10) South Asian Games have come to an end. The 13th edition of the south Asian Games remained special for Nepal achieving the second highest number of gold medals and out of them 69% are women.



 



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