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KATHMANDU: The Nepali Embassy in Spain felicitated international referee Dipendra Dhakal.

Ambasador Sharmila Parajuli Dhakal honoured the Level-II referee Dhakal at a function organised at the embassy in Madrid. Dhakal is in Spain to officiate in the 20th Spanish Open International Taekwondo Tournament held from April 13-16.

A total of 1,500 players from 53 countries took part in the tournament, informed Dhakal. The Tribhuvan Army Club referee, Dhakal was selected for the tournament by European Taekwondo Union. He is scheduled to travel to Alikante to officiate another tournament in Spain next week.

Dhakal recently attended the international referee selection training for the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Tashkent.

A version of this article appears in the print on April 21, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.