The nominations for the prestigious NSJF Pulsar Sports Awards 2081 of Nepalese sports have been announced on Saturday in four categories namely men, women, youth players and coaches.

The player selection committee of Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (NSJF) has announced the players and coaches nominated in four categories of the 22nd edition of Sports Awards.

According to the selection committee, the best 5 people have been nominated for male player of the year, female player of the year, young player of the year and coach of the year. Dipendrasinh Airi and Kushal Bhurtel of cricket, Vijay Sinjali of Usu, Santu Shrestha of table tennis and Janak Chand of kho khel are nominated for Men of the Year.

On the women's side, Karate's Erica Gurung, Football's Rekha Paudel, Karate's Alyssa Rascotti Magar, Kho Khoki's Manmati Dhami and Volleyball's Salina Shrestha have been selected. The nominations have been announced by a 5-member selection committee consisting of Niranjan Rajvanshi, Prajit Shakya, Himesharatna Vajracharya and Virat Rayamazhi under the coordination of

forum secretary Anil Malla Thakuri. In the year 2081, he was nominated based on his success and excellent performance in national and international competitions.

Ajay Vick of athletics, Anjali Maharjan of karate, Pooja Mahato of cricket, Swastika of boxing and Sameer Tamang of football have been nominated for the young sportsperson of the year. Kaviraj Negi Lama of Para Taekwondo, Kushal Shrestha of Karate, Deepak Maharjan of Boxing, Mahesh Rizal of Cricket and Lakshminarayan Vaidya of Kho Kho have been nominated for Coach of the Year.

award will be held in Pokhara on 29th of August. The winners of all (10 categories) will be announced on the day of the award held at Pokhara Event Center. The president of AIPS, the international parent organization of the platform, Giani Merlo will come to Nepal for the award program. The nominations for the People's Choice category of

awards have already been announced. They include Vijay Sinjali (Usu), Pooja Mahato (Cricket), Himal Sunari (Volleyball), Rekha Paudel (Football) and Ivana Thapa (Table Tennis). Voting from Digital Wallet Pocket Y IME, Nepal Sports Journalist Forum and the main sponsor Golcha Group's official Facebook page, said the platform. Pulsar motorbikes will be awarded to the winner of

year men, women, youth, coach and people's choice categories. According to the platform, the winners of other categories will also receive one lakh rupees.

Golcha Group's Pulsar Motorcycle is the main sponsor of the award and Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality is the promoter of the award. The co-sponsors and partners include Khalti, NASA Securities, Kelmi Nepal, Yeti Airlines, Mazheri Resort and Spa, Majestic Hotel, Plaza Group of Hotels, Imaging, National Sports Council (Rakhep), Bagmati Sports Development Council, Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd, Hotel Royal Singhi, Nepal Tourism Board, Swift Holidays, Rara Chauchau and Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC).

player's achievements are mentioned below:

year player male

1. Vijay Sinjali (Usu)

- A player who won a bronze medal in the 3rd Thualo World Cup held in Yokohama, Japan.

- Gold medal at the World Combat Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

- Third place in Tuilen category at two international invitational Wushu championships held in China

- Player who won gold in the 13th green and silver in the 12th green in the past.

2. Dipendra Singh Airi (cricket)

- succeeded in creating a historic record by hitting 6 sixes in one over against Qatar in ACC Premier Cup 2024. He is the third T20 international player to make such a record.

- In addition to scoring 370 runs in the year 2081, the successful player to take 20 wickets

- Nepali bowler who took 6 wickets in the T20 World Cup held in America and took the most wickets.

- Three wickets against Test nation South Africa and two wickets against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup

- In the first edition of Nepal Premier League NPL, he succeeded in winning the car 

- He managed to take 308 runs and seven wickets with four fifties while making Nepal Police Club the champion in the Prime Minister's Cup.

3. Janak Chand (kho kho)

- An important player of the Nepal team that became the runner-up in the Men's Khokho World Cup in India.

- The vice-captain who succeeded in becoming the player of the match in two matches of the said World Cup. 

- The best player in the Brazil game of the league. The best player in the Iransag match in the semi-finals. 

4. Kushal Bhurtel (Cricket)

– In the year 2081, he scored 481 runs and took 20 wickets while performing all round.

- The player who scored the most 142 runs in the T20 international series in America

- succeeded in taking four wickets against the Test nation South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024.

- In the Hong Kong four-nation series, the skilled player of the match was declared in the match between Qatar and Kuwait. 

- managed to get 335 runs and 9 wickets including 4 fifties in the Pradhan Mantri Cup. 

– 204 runs and 18 wickets including 2 fifties in Jai Trophy. 

5. Shyantu Shrestha (table tennis)

- the third player from Nepal who managed to pass the selection stage and reach the Olympics. 

- In the South Asian qualifiers held in Nepal, he succeeded in playing in the Paris Olympics after defeating Nepal's Ravindra Kapali. 

- Players carrying the national flag in the march pass at the Paris Olympics. 

Player of the Year Women

1. Erica Gurung (Karate)

- Double gold medal in the 8th South Asian Karate held in Bhutan

- Gold medal in Australian Open 2024

- Silver medal in AKF 20th Senior Karate Championship in China, 

- Gold medal at the 16th Asia Pacific Karate Championship held in Singapore

- Silver medal at the World Karate One Youth League in Dubai

2. Manmati Dhami (Kho Kho)

– the main player of Bandaka's team, the runner-up in the Women's Kho Kho World Cup. 

- The best defender in the final while becoming the player of the match in four games. Best attacker in the semi-finals.

- Vice President Kho Kho, who is the champion of the army, excellent performance in women's competition.  

3 Elisa Rascotti Magar (Karate)

- Gold medal in team and single under the 8th South Asian Karate held in Bhutan

- Bronze in single kata and silver in team kata at the 16th Asia Pacific Karate Championship held in Singapore 

- Gold in individual and team in 56th National Karate Championship

- Gold in team kata of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Memorial Karate Championship 

4. Salina Shrestha (volleyball)

– the best libero when Nepal became runner-up in the Kava Nations Women's League.

- Member of the team that defeated India for the first time in the league

- The best libero in the Tiger Cup.

- The captain who led Lalitpur Queens to the finals in the Franchise League Everest Women's Volleyball League. 

5. Rekha Paudel (Football)

– Nepal's first player to play in the AFC Women's Champions League.

- The player who scored the decisive goal against Young Elephants of Laos in his debut game from Abu Dhabi Country Club

- The club managed to enter the next stage by beating Saudi Arabia's Al Nasr 1-0 with a goal on the line.

- SAFF Women's Championship 2024 held in Nepal, five goals against Maldives and two goals against Sri Lanka, the top scorer with 7 goals. 

year player youth

1. Ajay Bick (Athletics)

- The player who won a bronze medal in the 4th South Asian Junior Athletics Championship

- He managed to complete the race in 9 minutes 08.91 seconds in the 3000 meters race in Chennai, India.

- bronze in the team event of SAFF Cross Country Championship held in Pakistan

2. Anjali Maharjan (Karate)

- Player who won gold in the South Asia U-21 Karate Championship in Bhutan

- Gold in the 50 kg weight group of the 16th Asia Pacific Karate Championship in Singapore

- Gold in the 56th U-18 National Karate Championship

3. Pooja Mahato (Cricket)

- Captain of the team that qualified the Nepali U-19 women's team to the Women's World Cup for the first time in history 

- Highest run scorer in the selection match with 272 and managed to take 10 wickets 

- an unbeaten 130-run century against Kuwait. 

- The captain who made history by defeating Pakistan by 6 wickets in the ACC Women's U-19 Asia Cup 2024. 

4. Swastika Tiruwa (Boxing)

- Gold winner for boxing at the ISF Gymnasium held in Bahrain  

– First gold medal for Nepal in the second international participation

– Silver in Prakash Dahal Memorial Boxing and gold in Junior Championship 

5. Sameer Tamang  (Football)

- The player who scored a hat-trick against Chinese Taipei in the AFC U-20 Championship in Taipei  

- Since Nepal scored four goals throughout the competition, all four goals were in the name of Sameer

- When Nepal reached the finals of the U-20 SAFF Championship, Sameer managed to score 2 goals 

- After losing 4-1 in the final, Sameer managed to score a goal 

coach of the year 

1. Deepak Maharjan (Boxing)

- The coach who won two gold and two bronze medals at the ISF Gymnasium in Bahrain.

- In the Four Nations Boxing Championship held in Bhutan, Nepal succeeded in winning 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals

2. Kaviraj Negi Lama (Para Taekwondo)

– Palesha Govardhan coaches historic bronze Dilawada at Paris Paralympics 2024 

- Bharat Singh Mahata succeeded in participating in Paris 2024 Paralympic Games under Negi's training.

3. Lakshmi Narayan Vaidya (Kho Kho)

 -The coach when the women's team won the silver medal in the World Cup Kho Kho tournament held in India

-He became the head coach of Nepali Kho Kho and has been active in player production for a long time.  

4 Mahesh Rizal (cricket)

- The coach who succeeded in leading the Nepalese women's U-19 team to the U-19 World Cup for the first time in history

- In the U-19 World Cup Asia Qualifiers, the home team beat the UAE by eight wickets and succeeded in being the top team in Nepal