Erika, a competitor in the women's 68 kg weight category, secured the final by defeating Italy's Ferracutti Clio 8-3 in the semifinals on Saturday.
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Karate player Erika Gurung is close to another international gold medal. Historic medalist Erika has reached the final of the WKF Karate One Premier League in Leshan, China.
Erika, a competitor in the women's 68 kg weight category, secured the final by defeating Italy's Ferracutti Clio 8-3 in the semifinals on Saturday.
She won all three of her group matches to make it to the quarterfinals. Erika, who was in Group Three, defeated Johanna Kenner 2-1, Damjanovic Jovana 2-0, and Maria Malakhava 1-1 after drawing the scores.
In the quarterfinals, she defeated Slovenia's Maria Zibret Zala 8-0 in a one-sided manner to make it to the semifinals.
Erika will now compete against Kazakhstan's Sofia Berlutsova in the final. Three months ago, Erika lost to him in the final of the Premier League in Turkey and was limited to silver. This time, Erika has a chance to take revenge against him on Chinese soil.
In China, she won a historic silver medal for Nepal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Which was the first silver medal won by Nepal in Asian Karate.
