13th South Asian Games: Gold score stands at 36
KATHMANDU: Nepal's medal count has reached 92 so far with 36 gold, 23 silver and 33 bronze in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) which is underway in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur.
Sanju Chaudhary is the latest to win a Gold for Nepal in Weightlifting 59kg Category, another first ever for Nepal in the event.
Likewise, Juni Rai grabbed a gold defeating Sri Lankan opponent in 54kg category Wushu.
Previously, Bhupen Shrestha took the gold score to 34 after winning in Taekwondo under 87-kg category after defeating his Indian opponent with the score 29-27.
Gaurika Singh won Nepal's first-ever gold in swimming in the history of SAG in 200 metres freestyle, individual category.
Earlier, Nepal's Buddhi Bahadur Tamang earned a record-breaking gold in Men's Individual Cross Country Cycling. Likewise, Nepal's Rajeev Rai and Okesh Raj Bajracharya won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the same event.
With 33 gold medals in its name in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG), Nepal has now surpassed the gold record of the previously held eighth SAF Games held in Kathmandu in 1999.
Nepal grabbed another gold and a silver medal in Cross Country Cycling tournament. Laxmi Magar won the gold for Nepal in Women's Mountain Bike Cross-Country (XCO) championship at Shahid Park, Gokarna on Thursday. Similarly, Usha Khanal added the silver medal in the same championship while India's Pranita Praful earned a bronze.
Likewise, Nima Gharti Magar bagged the gold by winning the all-round Nangun event of Taolu in Wushu leaving behind her Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan rivals at Army Physical Fitness Centre in Lagankhel, Lalitpur on Thursday. Magar received 18.91 points. This is the second consecutive gold for Magar in Wushu. She had won a gold in Wushu in the 12th SAG.
Similarly, Bishwo Buda Magar and Mina Ghalan added two silver medals to Nepal’s medal tally. Magar won the silver in all-round Gunshu event of Taolu in Wushu while Ghalan in Taijijian of Wushu.
Nepal is currently trailing behind India in the 13th SAG after leading the tally chart for three days.
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