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Para taekwondo player Bharatsingh Mahata is going to play in Paris Paralympics - 2024 in France. According to the Nepal Taekwondo Association, India has been selected for the Paris Paralympics through the wild card quota. World Taekwondo sent a letter on Tuesday and it is said that Bharat's participation has been confirmed.
Bharat will present Nepal's challenge in the men's under 58 kg weight group under the K-44 category at the Paris Paralympics. According to para taekwondo coach Kaviraj Negi Lama, there will be only 12 players in this weight group. Bharat is the last player to be selected. Based on the ranking, 6 players and the remaining 5 players have passed the qualifying stage and ensured their participation.
27-year-old Bharat from Darchula Apihil rural municipality ward 8 has been training in the national team for the past 18 months. Bharat has the experience of playing 2 international tournaments so far. He participated in the Asian selection for the Paris Olympics held in Tai'an, China from March 2 to 4 and the ninth Asian Para Taekwondo tournament held in Danang, Vietnam on June 6.
In the first match of the Asian Qualifiers, Bharat reached the semi-finals by defeating the players from Indonesia and lost to the players from Mongolia in the semi-finals. After that performance, Bharat reached the 81st place in the world rankings. Before that he was unranked . In Vietnam, India also took the result of the Asian selection.
In the first match, India defeated the players of Kazakhstan, and in the second match, the results were handed over to the players of Azerbaijan . After the performance of Vietnam, India has risen to the 58th place in the world ranking, according to coach Lama. Even now, Bharat remains at the 58th position. The number of players from Nepal who will participate in taekwondo in the Paris Paralympics has reached 2.
Palesha Gobardhan has already been selected. Palesha passed the qualifying stage and was selected for the Paris Paralympics. Palesha confirmed her trip to Paris by winning gold in women's under 57 kg under the K-44 category of the Asian selection held in Taiyan, China. Palesha, the historical bronze winner of the 4th Asian Para Games, is the first Nepali athlete to play in the Paralympics after passing the qualifying stage.
