The Eighth National Games began in full swing on April 08, 2019. The different sports events under the title are being conducted across several parts of Nepal.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of participants who received medals for various sports at the Eighth National Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Non Residential Nepali Association\u2019s (NRNA) Samrakshyak Bhusan Bajracharya won gold in Men\u2019s Singles Lawn Tennis Finals. Bajracharya, former national champion, defeated his opponent Pranab Khanal from Tribhuvan Army club at 6-1 and 6-2 at the Debinagar tennis court, Butwal as part of the national games.<\/p>\n Gandaki Province\u2019s Pradip Khadka and APF Club\u2019s Santosh Khatri won bronze medals.<\/p>\n In the Women\u2019s Singles, APF\u2019s Prerana Koirala defeated Army Club\u2019s Abhilasha Bista at 6-0 and 6-2, respectively. Nepal Army\u2019s Ira Rawat and Province 3\u2019s\u00a0 Rayana Shah clinched bronze medals for their respective teams.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nepal Army (NA) bagged the highest number of medals for Judo at Nepalgunj, this Monday. This was followed by Nepal Polic Club (NPC) winning two gold medals and APF clinching one gold medal.<\/p>\n Akriti Joshi, Suryaman Lama, Nirmala Gharti Magar and Punam Shrestha were behind NA\u2019s high streak of gold medals.<\/p>\n Sanjit Dangol and Rabin Shrestha won two gold medals for NPC. Likewise, Devika Khadka won the women\u2019s below 52 kg gold medal defeating NPC\u2019s Dil Kumari Chhantyal in the final.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NA\u2019s Okeshraj Bajracharya won gold for Men\u2019s cycling cross country gold medals at Gabhar in Nepalgunj on April 10, 2019. On the other hand, Province 3\u2019s Laxmi Magar won gold in the women\u2019s category. Bajracharya finished his 4.6 km five-lap course in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 9 seconds.<\/p>\n Following close behind was his own team mate Himal Tamata, who finished the aforementioned distance in 1 hour, 26 minutes and 06 seconds. Gandaki Province\u2019s Hikmat BK finished third within a time span of 1 hour, 26 minutes and 44 seconds.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s cross cycling category:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In badminton, APF\u2019s women team won gold in Ghorahi. Farwest and Province 1 has a tie with the bronze medal.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s singles:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The squash championship under the Eighth National Games was held at Satdobato squash court on April 08, 2019.<\/p>\n Gandaki\u2019s Krishna Thapa clinched gold for the women\u2019s singles. Thapa beat Province 3\u2019s Bhawana Sunwar 7-11, 11-5, 13-11, 7-11 and 11-7 in the final showdown of the round robin league.<\/p>\n Province 3\u2019s Bipana Blon and Swasthani Shreshta shared the bronze medal.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s singles, Amrit Thapa Magar won the title. Province 3 won gold in the squash men\u2019s team event after defeating Gandaki 2-1. Province 1 and APF won bronze medals for the same category,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NPC won the semi-final hockey<\/a> match against Province 2 at the Mangal High School Grounds, Nepalgunj. Province 2 faced a crushing 6-0 defeat at the hands of NPC.<\/p>\n\n
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Judo<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Cycling<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Badminton<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Squash<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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