Nepal, April 19 -- If you keep up with the Nepali sports scene, you have probably heard of Sheshuka Rai. She is a third dan (10th dan being the highest rank) at the Nepal Karate Federation, the winner of Sports Icon Nepal 2016, and a licensed karate referee at the Asian Karate Federation. And although Rai started her journey in the sports scene as a fierce karate player, she got mass attention and recognition only after working as a certified international referee.

Reminiscing her early days as a beginner in karate, Rai reveals that as a child she had zero interest in karate or any kind sports for that matter. Apparently, her aunt and father forced her into attending karate lessons when she was in the second grade. And although she wasn'...