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Nepali Paralympics Medal Winner Gets Rousing Welcome Back Home
Nepali para athlete and first bronze medalist in Paralympics in Nepal's history, Palesha Goverdhan, poses for a photo along with her medal after arriving in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 4, 2024. Born without a left palm, the 21-year-old Goverdhan starts practicing taekwondo at the age of 10. She becomes part of the national para taekwondo team in 2016 and makes her international debut during the Asian Open Para Taekwondo Championship in Chuncheon, South Korea, where she finishes fifth. Goverdhan also wins gold in the Second Kathmandu Gyarogi and Poomsae International Taekwondo Competition 2018, and Asian Youth Para Games 2021 in Bahrain. She is also a bronze medalist of the Fourth Asian Para Taekwondo held in 2018 in Vietnam. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)
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| Photographer | Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto |
| Category | Sports |
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