Palesha Goverdhan will return domestic from the Paris Paralympics with a bronze medal—the most elevated sports respect a Nepali competitor has ever achieved.
On Saturday, Goverdhan made history when she crushed Marija Micev of Serbia 15-8 in the bronze award coordinate of the women’s K44 beneath 57 kg weight category taekwondo competition, getting to be the to begin with competitor from Nepal to win a Paralympic medal.
“I feel truly upbeat and pleased. The dream that I saw when I was 10 a long time ancient at last came true,” she said after the noteworthy victory.
“This decoration is not fair for me but for the whole country.
“It was a truly extreme match… and I was exceptionally anxious. When the bout against Micev was going indeed at 7-7, 8-8, I thought almost the Tokyo Paralympics. I did not need to rehash the final Olympics’ miss so I assembled myself together and begun scoring kick-after-kick in the last 10 seconds. At last I did it…. I won the notable award for Nepal.”
Goverdhan too got to be the to begin with Nepali competitor to win a decoration at an Olympic level.
Nepal has never won an official decoration at the Summer Diversions in its 60-year long Olympic history—not considering Bidhan Lama’s bronze in the presentation taekwondo occasion at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and the gold displayed to Tejbir Bura at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France for his alpinism exertion as portion of the 1922 British Mount Everest endeavor. Not one or the other decoration was authoritatively perceived by the Universal Olympic Committee.
Nepal made its Paralympics Diversions make a big appearance at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, sending Nirmala Gyawali in the women’s shot-put occasion. Jit Bahadur Khadka was the moment competitor to take part at the Paralympic Diversions. He competed in the men’s 100m at 2008 Summer Paralympics.
“It feels strange since back domestic no one envisions Nepal winning a decoration on the world arrange. But I have done it… my group has done it. Ideally, this memorable minute will offer assistance alter the circumstance for all the para-athletes in Nepal,” included Goverdhan.
“There are numerous skilled para-athletes in Nepal. If they get more assets and introduction, numerous awards will come in the future,” she said.
The 21-year-old para taekwondo competitor Goverdhan, who showed up in her moment progressive Paralympics, at last got the compensate after coming ever so near to a memorable bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics three a long time ago.
Goverdhan, who entered Tokyo Paralympic Diversions on a wildcard, won two repechage occasions to enter the bronze decoration last but misplaced to China’s Li Yujie in the women’s 58kg K44 in the bronze award last in Tokyo, wrapping up fifth.
“It was my to begin with Paralympics,” reviewed Goverdhan. “I was fair 18 at that time. I was still a amateur. I felt truly awful when I missed out on bronze. When you lose, you fair don’t need to see yourself crying. But I knew. It happened once, and it will never happen again.”
Goverdhan has as it were gotten superior over time.
Two a long time afterward, at the Asian Para Recreations 2022 in Hangzhou, China, Goverdhan carved her title in history books by getting to be the to begin with Nepali competitor to win a decoration at the Asian Para Diversions. Goverdhan vanquished China’s Yang Li Ting 14-1 to enter the semi-finals that guaranteed her at slightest a bronze medal.
Following Nepal’s another destitute appearing at the Paris Summer Recreations which took put from July 26 to Eminent 11, trusts of an Olympic award for the nation exclusively rested on Goverdhan. She got to be the to begin with Nepali paralympian to qualify for the Paralympic Recreations taking after her triumph over Iran’s Leila Mirzae in the last of the Asian Capability Competition in Taiyang, China.
Goverdhan did not disappoint.
In Paris, she vanquished Valeria Spirits of Venezuela 31-0 in the circular of 16 to advance to the quarter-finals. She misplaced to Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Silvana Fernandes of Brazil 8-10 in the final eight but clawed her way back to vanquish Sophie Caverzan of France 2-1 in the repechage challenge to set up the bronze award last against Micev.
“Everyone accepted in my capacity and anticipated a award from me. I am truly thankful for all those who had confidence in me. I am upbeat that I am at long last able to provide this Paralympic award as a blessing in return,” said Goverdhan.
“I need to thank my guardians, my coach, Nepal Taekwondo Affiliation, Paralympic Committee, National Sports Board and all my supporters.”
Following the triumph, her coaches hustled onto the tangle and hung a Nepal hail around Goverdhan in celebration of the notable moment.
Goverdhan and Nepal’s taekwondo group had prepared in Manchester, Britain for a month some time recently heading to Paris.
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