South asian games 2010

This news just in from Nepalnews. They were injured after the elevator they had taken suddenly broke down and fell rapidly from the [ South Asian Games may seem like a dress rehearsal for Olympics and the likes for India because of its dominance over the event, but there will be a few other shining stars, according to Ayush Khadka of Kantipur.

While we wait for the starting gun to fire, please take some time to read our previous reporting on [ While other participants angle for a medal, our hockey players are thinking: damage control. As participating countries gear up for the tournament, Nepali preparations have been hindered by complications within the National Sports Council NSC and various sports bodies.

And this only [ However, the host country, Bangladesh, faced hurdles due to general elections,as a result South Asian Association Council SAOC held the 39th Executive Meeting and decided against hosting the Games in ,thus postponing the games to early A total of 8 countries will participate in the South Asian Games. There are 23 official sports for the 11th SAF Games.

They are For the first time, Twenty20 cricket will be included in the Games. Maldives was at the bottom of the table with two bronze. The host nation ended the Games with a ceremony that last four hours. Wushu player Binita Maharjan was the first athelete to win a gold for Nepal.

However, there were some unsavory moments for Nepali players in Dhaka. The elevator accident involving Nepali judo players, quarrel among kabbadi officials, bungling of the Nepali national anthem and the hoisting of Nepali flag upside will probably be remembered long after Dhaka SAG. No Comments. Taekwondo player Deepak Bista set a new record on Monday by winning the gold medal in the fourth consecutive South Asian Games.

He is also the first South Asian player to have won gold medals in four consecutive South Asian Games. After his record-breaking performance, Bista said that he was happy about the unexpected victory even though he had sustained knee injuries. Shakya was silver medalist in 10th SAG. Nepal won two gold medals in karate.

Nepal has seven gold medals so far. Nepal bagged two gold medals in two martial arts events a day before the 11th South Asian Games is due to end. On Sunday, Binita Maharjan won a gold in wushu tichi scoring 8. In karate 55kg event, Nepali Sunil Lama also beat his Indian opponent in the final match becoming the proud winner of a gold medal. Manandhar had sustained a injury during a semi-final match with Bhutan. Nepali coach Kwon Yeongdal said Kumar had used excessive kicks against Bhutan and injured himself.

Had he not been injured, he would have won against Afghanistan, he said. Ashish Maharjan lost his quarter-final match against Pakistani player Rehamat Jahan in the 68kg category. Nepal won another silver medal in wushu on Saturday. Purushottam Rijal who had reached the final was defeated by Indian Rabindar Dalara The loss handed Rijal a silver medal. The under cricket team recorded an emphatic but consolation win against Maldives.

Nepal beat Maldives by 10 wickets in Mirpur Cricket Ground. Electing to bat first, Maldivian players were all out for 55 in Nepal reached the 56 runs target without losing a wicket in 7 overs. Anil Mandal took 4 wickets and scored 29 runs for Nepal while Bhuwan Karki and Amrit Bhattarai claimed two wickets each. Subhash Khakurel scored 27 runs.