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Fencers selected

Fencers selected

By Himalayan News Service

Anita Adhikari (left) of Nepal APF Club plays against Kalpana Magar of TAC during the fencing selection tournament in Kathmandu on Monday, August 26, 2019. Photo: THT

KATHMANDU: Fencers Kamala Shrestha, Rabina Thapa, Sikshya Napit and Asmita Basnet were selected for the preliminary camp of the 13th South Asian Games. They finished as the top four players in the women’s Sabre section in the selection tournament held at the Nepal Police Academy on Monday. Likewise, Payas Yonzan, Amit Bhandari, Dinesh Pandey and Rajendra Gajurel made the cut in men’s section. Likewise, four fencers, Omkar Singh, Dipendra Bista, Rajendra Shrestha and Sagar Thapa earned berths in men’s Epee, while Anita Karki, Januka Syangten, Sita Pathak and Indira Paudel did so in women’s section. In men’s Foil event, Jalindra Shahi, Rajan Khadka, Gyanendra Timilsina and Rakesh Maharjan finished as top four fencers, whereas Mandira Thapa, Anita Adhikari, Anju Tamang and Rama Singh made the cut in women’s section.