September 17, Friday
NOC held a farewell program in Olympic Building, Satdobato for the Athletes, Coaches and Referees from Judo Association who will depart to India tomorrow.
12 players and 19 Participants are going to participate in 10th Asian Cadet and 17th Asian Junior Judo slated to be held in Kerela, Kochi, India departs.
Men's under 50 kg cadet Laxman GC, under 55 kg cadet Roshan Bahadur Dong and under 60 Kg Sanjog Bhatta and women’s under 47 kg cadet Saradha Kumari Khatri and under 52 kg cadet Matina Shrestha will compete.
Junior men's under 55 kg Kiran Gadel, under 60 kg Sudesh Dong and under 66 kg Ram BhaktaTamang and women’s under 63 kg Phupu Lhamu Khatri,under 70 kg Punam Shrestha, under 52 kg Anju Pandey and Manish Maharjan Putuwar are taking part.
Ramesh Magar and Devika Khadka as coaches and Dharma Ratna Pachau and Gayatri Basnet as managers are participating. Similarly,to participate in IJF International Referee judo head coach Birendra Ranjit and seminars and in JUA Referee Seminar Prithvi Alok and Mohan Sunuwar are going.
Nepal Judo Association President Deepak Harsha Bajracharya is going as Coaching Director of JUA on September 5. Competition will be conducted from September 4 to 11 in Dhaka.
Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) President Jeevan Ram Shrestha wished the Team success and suggested them to maintain their discipline as they are represent the Nation.
In the program Bishnu Gopal Shrestha (Chair person of Sports for All Commision), Ramesh Shrestha (member of NOC) and Ramesh Maharjan (Vice President of Judo Association) were also present.