Kathmandu, June 3 -- Cricket prodigy Sandeep Lamichhane and star footballer Sabitra Bhandari were among the five nominees in People's Choice category of the annual Pulsar Sports Award announced in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Volleyball player Reshma Bhandari, bodybuilder Maheshwar Maharjan and badminton player Prince Dahal were the others nominees of the Award scheduled for July 2 in Kathmandu. The winner will be decided through SMS voting, Facebook likes, points obtained from coaches of national sports associations and members of Nepal Sports Journalists Forum, the umbrella organisation of sports journalists.

A seven-member selection committee headed by NSJF secretary Gobinda Regmi had picked the players. According to NSJF President Durga Nat...