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Kathmandu, September 11

Footballer Kiran Kumar Limbu and badminton player Nangsal Tamang won the Player of the Year honours of the Pulsar Sports Award 2073 here at the Nepal Academy Hall today.

National football team goalkeeper Limbu won the men’s category title leaving behind shuttler Ratnajit Tamang, cricketer Sharad Vesawkar, athlete Som Bahadur Kumal and spiker Man Bahadur Shrestha.

Limbu played key role when Nepal won the AFC Solidarity Cup held in Malaysia last year. Limbu saved three penalties against Laos in the semi-finals of the competition. Limbu was also the key member of the TC Sports Club of Maldives that claimed the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh.

Cartoonz Crew, comedian Sandeep Chhetri, singer Astha Raut, and Circus Kathmandu performed during the award ceremony.