20th Asian Games: Sherpa wins first medal for Nepal
Summary
Tenzing Sherpa has won Nepal’s first medal in karate at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, taking bronze in the men’s over-84 kg kumite category. He defeated Laos’s Vathana 9-1 after falling 5-0 to Iran’s Muhammad Nemati in the semifinals.
Key Points
- Tenzing Sherpa won Nepal’s first medal in karate at the 20th Asian Games.
- He claimed bronze in the men’s kumite over-84 kg category at Toyohashi Gymnasium in Japan.
- Sherpa beat Laos’s Vathana 9-1 to secure the medal.
- He had earlier lost 5-0 to Iran’s Muhammad Nemati in the semifinal.
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