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Crown Prince honours
contributors in sports
Post Report
LALITPUR, Dec 13:Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram
Shah Dev presented letters of felicitation to various persons for their remarkable
contribution to the country’s sports sector at a special function organised by Nepal
Amateur Veteran Athletes Committee (NAVAC) on Friday.
Gen. Nara Shamsher Rana, 94, who is known as the
father of sports in Nepal, was presented with a letter of felicitation while 52 other
persons including Hora Prasad Joshi, Kedar Shrestha, Dr. Trailokya Nath Upreti, Fr.
Watrin, Baikuntha Manandhar and Min Bahadur Bista were presented with letter of citation.
The Crown Prince also presented a coat to
renowned marathon runner Baikuntha Manandhar.
Addressing the function, Ram Krishna Verma, the
president of NAVAC, assured that the committee would carry on such activities to encourage
former players and officials alike.
Also present on the occasion were chairman of
the Raj Parishad Standing Committee Dr. Keshar Jung Rayamajhi and Minister for Education
and Sports Devi Prasad Ojha.
The names of those felicitated: Nara Shamsher
Rana; Kumar Mani Dixit, Prithvi Bahadur Singh, Dhruba Man Singh, PB Bista (cricket); Hora
Prasad Joshi, Ganga Bahadur Basnet, Chakra Dhoj KC, Maniraj Sharma, Amrit Man Shrestha,
Fajaluddin, Narendra Bahadur Khatri, Sadhuram Manandhar, Madan Lal Shrestha, Badri Bahadur
Manandhar, Lokraj Joshi, Aditya Dhoj Joshi, Prabhu Narasingha Rana, Min SJB Rana, Rabi SJB
Rana, Krishna Bahadur Manandhar, Tarak Samsher Thapa, Hem Prasad Pandey, Ram Bhakta
Shrestha, Amar Thapa, Indra Bahadur Kunwar, Krishna Lal Shrestha, Laxman Tulachan, Bhakta
Bir Singh Tuladhar (football); Shushil SJB Rana, Birendra Bahadur Shah, Top Bahadur
Basnet, Madan Raj Subedi, Prabhu SJB Rana (badminton); Dhruba Man Singh, Harihar Jung
Thapa, Kamala Rana, JP Lohani, Surendra Singh KC (table-tennis); Min Bahadur Bista,
Gajaraj Joshi, Bupendra Silwal, Ganga Bahadur Thapa, Jit Bahadur KC, Baikuntha Manandhar
(athletics); Kedar Shreshta and Bhairab Shahi (official); Father Watrin (expatriate
community); Shyam Chitrakar and Ishwor Man Singh (sports journalist) and Dan Bahadur Shahi
(cycling).
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