KATHMANDU: Nepal Karate Federation on Tuesday felicitated Aster Rai for her international achievement.

Rai had won bronze medal in the women’s 61kg section bout of the 17th Junior Cadet and U-21 Asian Karate Championship in Japan.

NKF President Purendra Bikram Lakhe handed over Rs 25,000 and felicitation letter.

On the sidelines of the tournament in Japan, Bisan Mote and Balram Mitra received the ‘A’ category referee licenses, while Madan Kumar Upreti, Kushal Shrestha, Deepak Shrestha and Rakesh Shrestha had passed the coach examination.