Ganesh Claims Gold at Japan WATA Open; Praveen and Sandesh Secure Silver Medals

At the 22nd WATA Open Taekwondo Championship held in Japan, Nepal’s Ganesh Bahadur Khadka won the gold medal. Ganesh secured the gold in the weight category above 87 kg by defeating a Japanese competitor in the final.

In addition, Praveen Shrestha won a silver medal in the under 80 kg weight category. He advanced to the final by overcoming a Japanese athlete but was defeated by an Indonesian opponent in the championship match. Similarly, Sandesh Adhikari earned a silver medal in the under 87 kg category. He too had beaten a Japanese player to reach the final but lost against a competitor from Indonesia.

The competition began on April 24 and will conclude on April 27. According to team coach Saroj Tamang, Nepal’s Ayusha Karki clinched the gold medal in the under 45 kg category for women. In the U-11 individual Poomsae events, RV Gyawali won a silver medal in the female category, while Visheshchandra Gami and Shreyan Karki secured bronze medals in the male category. The team’s manager is Rushma Subedi.