Taekwondo team returns home with medals

KATHMANDU: A team of Nepali taekwondo players returned home on Wednesday with one gold and three bronze medals from the Ninth World Taekwondo Cultural Expo, held in South Korea.

The Expo was held in Muju Taekwondo Park of South Korea from July 10-15.

Yongchen Sherpa had beaten her rivals from India and Pakistan to win the gold medal. Likewise, Kresha Koirala, Ajeliya Raj Karnikar and Aryan Khadki clinched the bronze for third positions in their matches.