KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Players from Nepal managed to bag medals at the Open Roller Sports Promotional Tournament organized by Asian Roller Sports Committee at Pattaya, Thailand last week.
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Players from Thailand, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh had participated in the competition. Representing Nepal, Ananya Khadka, a third grader from Rajarshi Gurukul, managed to secure a podium position in all the categories that she had participated. She bagged two bronze medals in the categories U-9 500 meters and U-9 1,000 meter race, according to a press statement released by the school.
Bikalpa Timilsina, from the same school, also managed to secure a third place in the U-11 1,000 meter race. Three students from Rajarshi Gurukul — Ananya Khadka, Bikalpa Timilsina and Soyal Sangam Sharma represented Nepal at the sporting event. The trio participated in the relay race as a team under the name ‘Team Nepal’ and was able to secure the second place with a silver medal.
