Adhikari bags judo silver
Nov 9th, 2007 by admin
Kathmandu, November 8 - Lila Adhikari clinched the silver medal for Nepal in the 8th Asian Junior Judo Championship being held in Haidarabad, India slated from November 5-7.
Adhikari, who plays from Parsa, defeated the Srilankan players in the women’s 52-kg event.
A total of 350 players from 21 Asian countries competed in the tournament, said the National Sports Council press release.
From Nepal 20 Judo players-10 men and 10 women took part in the championship. The 16 players are selected from the winners of 1st Youth and Junior National Judo Championship and four from 9th National Judo Championship held recently.
For the first time large numbers Nepalese Judo players is participating in the Asian level championship.
via: The Rising Nepal
