From a rented room in Bauddha to the Asian Games podium
Summary
Tenzing Sherpa won bronze in the men’s kumite +84kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya, ending Nepal’s medal drought in karate. His victory sparked celebrations in Japan and in his mother’s rented room in Bauddha, Kathmandu.
Key Points
- Tenzing Sherpa defeated Laos’s Xayasan Vatthana 9-1 to win bronze in the men’s kumite +84kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
- His medal ended Nepal’s hopes of returning empty-handed from karate and provided the country’s first medal of the campaign.
- His mother, Nir Kumari Shrestha Sherpa, said she was overjoyed and credited her sacrifices and her son’s hard work for the result.
- Tenzing said he wanted to dedicate the medal to his mother, sisters, coaches and teammates.
