Three Nepalese Athletes Eliminated from Sixth Asian Beach Games

Three Nepalese athletes, Sushila Chand, Triloki Prasad Yadav, and Suresh Chunara, were eliminated in the knockout stages of ‘Beach Wrestling’ at the Sixth Asian Beach Games 2026. Competing in the women’s 70 kg weight category, Sushila Chand suffered consecutive 3-0 defeats against Indian athlete Jaspreet Kaur. In the men’s above 90 kg category, Triloki Prasad Yadav lost all three matches, while Suresh Chunara, competing in the 80 kg weight group, won one match but was still knocked out. (April 28, Kathmandu)

Sushila Chand’s first match took place at 7:45 AM Nepal time, where she lost to Jaspreet 3-0, followed by another 3-0 defeat against the same opponent in the second match. Triloki Prasad Yadav lost all his three matches in the 90 kg weight category. He was defeated 3-0 by Altanjirel Chin of Mongolia in his opening bout, followed by a 3-0 loss to Muhammad Gulzar of Pakistan. In his third match, he was again defeated 3-0 by Jamil Saripov of Bahrain, exiting the competition without a win.

Suresh Chunara, competing in the 80 kg weight division, secured one victory. He lost 3-1 in his first match to Pakistani player Muhammad Asad Ullah but bounced back to defeat Cambodia’s Roththa Heng 3-1 in the second match. However, in the third match, Suresh was defeated 3-1 by Bhan Hao Nguyen of Vietnam, ending his run in the knockout phase. Nepal participated in two sports at the Sixth Asian Beach Games, with the women’s kabaddi team earning a bronze medal.