He has been operating the Hattivan Taekwondo Academy and training players since 2020. He said that the academy has been producing national and international taekwondo players every year.
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Volleyball is a popular sport in the hilly and mountainous districts. However, Bimal Rokaya, who was born in Thuliveri Municipality-5 of the district, has a special passion for the sport of taekwondo. The 29-year-old is a national taekwondo player and coach.
Due to his interest in taekwondo, he has participated in more than two dozen international competitions at a young age and won gold, bronze and silver medals. Despite growing up in a remote area, he has run a sports academy in Hattivan, Lalitpur. His elder brother is a gold medalist boxer. He said that he got into the sports field due to his elder brother's inspiration. He had taken karate training from school and was determined to become a player. Therefore, after reaching Kathmandu for higher education, he started learning taekwondo along with his studies.
'After coming to Kathmandu, I started learning taekwondo at the Dasharath Rangshala Dojang in Tripureshwor,' Rokaya said, 'I also took further training in Lalitpur. I got the opportunity to participate in two dozen national and international games at a young age.' He said that he has won gold, bronze and silver medals by performing excellently in countries including India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and others.
He won a gold medal in the martial arts competition held in Lalitpur in 2015. He said that he won a bronze medal in the 5th Heroes International Taekwondo Competition held in Thailand in 2019 and a silver medal in the 27th Asian Cities Taekwondo Competition held in Hong Kong in 2023.
He said that he won a gold medal in the Bangabandhu Open International Taekwondo Championship held in Bangladesh in 2023 and the Prime Minister's Cup Taekwondo Championship held in India in 2024. He won a silver medal in the 21st WATA Japan Open Taekwondo Championship held in Osaka, Japan in 2025.
He said that he won a bronze medal in the Kukiwan Cup International Taekwondo Championship held in Nepal in 2025 and a gold medal in the 21st Speed Taekwondo Championship held in Malaysia in 2025.
He has been running the Hattivan Taekwondo Academy since 2020 and training players. He said that the academy has been producing national and international taekwondo players every year.
Having completed the high performance course run by the government, he has been teaching taekwondo at Machhapuchhre World School in Lalitpur and Resident School in Dhapakhel along with running the academy. He says that he will dedicate the rest of his life to this field and produce players. He said that he took a break from his studies after passing 12th grade due to his dedication to taekwondo.
Bimal, who was selected from Karnali Province in the 9th National Games and reached Pokhara, was suddenly unable to play due to illness. He said that he is waiting for the games to be held to participate in the 10th National Games to be held in Karnali Province.
