Setidevi Taekwondo Dojang Sunkoshi Rural Municipality has won the title of 'District Level 8th Taekwondo Tournament 081' which was held in Bahrbise Municipality-2 Karthali on Saturday.
The players of Setidevi Dojang won 9 gold, 3 silver and one bronze medals in the district level taekwondo competition organized by Karthali Dojang located in Bahrbise municipality-2.
According to Deepak Khatri, president of Bahrbise Nagar Karthali Taekwondo Dojang, 134 athletes from ten dojangs from across the district competed in various categories in the competition for 23 gold medals. Among them, the organizer Karthali Taekwondo Dojang with 6 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze medals and Hirahari Dojang Chautara with 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals are the third . As for the best male and female athletes, Sougat Tamang of Ainselukhark and Salina Chuhan of Hirahari won the title in 20 kg weight group and 38-42 weight group respectively.
President of Nepal Taekwondo Association Sindhupalchok Prem Bahadur Bhandari said that such sports activities should be held in order to attract the young generation from all over the district to Taekwondo. According to the organizing team, the district is going to be recognized nationally and internationally through taekwondo games by making them healthy and disciplined. The
program was inaugurated by Balkrishna Basnet, the mayor of Bahrbise municipality, and Mohan Bahadur Basnet, the former minister and federal member of the House of Representatives-2, awarded shields, medals and certificates to the winning team.
