Erica will compete in the women's 68 kg+ weight category in the competition to be held from April 10 to 12.
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Karate player Erica Gurung will compete in the WKF Karate One Premier League to be held in Leshan, China. For that, a 3-member Nepali karate team including Erica will leave for China on Wednesday.
Erica will compete in the women's 68 kg weight category in the competition to be held from April 10 to 12. Erica won a historic silver medal in the Premier League held in Istanbul, Turkey in January. The Premier League is held four times a year.
According to national karate team coach Kushal Shrestha, Erica is currently ranked 11th in the world rankings. Based on her achievements in 2026, Tamudhi UK Goodwill Ambassador Erica is ranked fourth.
Kushal Shrestha is in charge of the team coach. Ravi Maharjan will be the manager. On Tuesday, National Sports Council Member-Secretary Ramcharitra Mehta and Nepal Karate Federation General Secretary Dawa Gurung bid them farewell. Member-Secretary Mehta informed that they are taking initiatives to get the cash prize money that the players could not receive for winning medals.
‘We are taking serious initiatives with the concerned bodies to provide cash awards to the players who have not received them for winning medals in various international competitions,’ Member Secretary Mehta said, ‘Among the 18 immediate tasks presented at the Sports Minister’s welcome program, I have put the players’ awards at number one,’ ‘I have also spoken to the Minister in a personal meeting that they should be given in this fiscal year. He is also positive.’
