Pokhara metropolis honored Palesa with cash

Mayor Dhanraj Acharya on Sunday honored Govardhan, who won a historic bronze medal for Nepal at the Paris Olympics, with a certificate of 222,222 rupees. The honor was given to Palesa during a program held at Pokhara Stadium.

'The success achieved by Palesa Govardhan, the daughter of Nepal in the field of Nepali sports, has given a new message of excitement in the sports world,' said the city head Acharya, 'Success is a matter of pride for Nepal and Nepali. I want to express my belief that the success of Nepalese athletes in the Olympic journey will continue to be recorded in the same way. He mentioned that Govardhan's success will be important as a source of inspiration for Nepalese athletes in any future national and international competitions.

'Nepal has been participating in the Olympic Games for a long time,' he said He said that it will be important for the encouragement and encouragement of the players. On Sunday, Palesa coach Kaviraj Negi Lama and manager Ramchandra Shrestha were also honored.

'We have previously honored 192 city-based athletes, 36 team managers and 40 coaches who participated in the ninth edition of the National Games in Pokhara and won medals with cash. We have done,' Acharya said, 'Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality will always be with the players who are the jewel of the nation.' He said that the Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality is committed to conducting activities including construction, sports skill and ability development of players, promotion of school level students' interest in sports. He mentioned that Pokhara, the tourism capital of Nepal, is also the capital city of sports. Stating that Pokhara is suitable as a city where all sports activities can be conducted in all weathers He said that the Metropolitan Corporation has been cooperating in the national and international competitions conducted here.

Govardhan, who brought a historic medal to Nepal in the Para Olympics, won the bronze medal by defeating the Serbian player in the taekwondo under 57 kg competition. Palesa is the first Nepali athlete to win a medal in Olympic competition. Palesa, who won gold in the 2021 Asia Youth Para Games, started playing taekwondo since 2010.