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Kathmandu Monday February 05, 2001 Magh 23, 2057.
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Nepal fails to qualify
for WC Karate
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 4 - Nepali Karate players can
not play in the World Cup Karate to be held this June in Budapest, Hungary. Nepali players
are barred from playing in the championship as Nepal failed to bag a single gold medal in
the 9th Asian Karate Championship played in Calcutta, India.
The championship was dominated by the
Kazakhstan players as they succeeded to top four of the five weight categories. The
remaining top position was bagged by hosts India.
Sujan Kafle got the best position for Nepal as
he stood second in the heavyweight category. Vinita Phuyal and Anisha Lama stood third in
their respective weight class as Prabhakar Bikram Shah also stood third in the Middle
weight category. None of the other Nepali participants could perform any better in the
championship.
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