Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- Palesha Goverdhan won a bronze medal for Nepal at the 10th Asian Para Taekwondo Championships in Kuching, Malaysia, on Friday.

Alongside Goverdhan, four other Nepali para-taekwondoins-Bharat Singh Mahata, Amir Bhlon, Kaman Prasai and Renu Tamang-had participated in the event.

Goverdhan-who was competing at the K44 -57kg category, which had seven fighters in total-defeated Uzbekistan's Kamola Juraeva 10-6 and 13-0 in the first game to progress to the semi-final stage.

Goverdhan settled for a bronze after losing out 0-4 and 0-10 to China's Yujie Li, who did not have a contender in the first stage.

Speaking to the Post over the phone, coach Kabiraj Negi Lama said he was proud of Goverdhan. "With the bronze, her inter...