KMC and President Paudel honour Paralympic medalist Palesha
Kathmandu / Sept 4: President Ram Chandra Paudel honoured the Nepali team including Taekwondo player Palesha Govardan who won a historic bronze medal in the recent Paris Para Olympics.
President Paudel and First Lady Sabita Paudel honoured bronze medalist Palesha and her team by garlanding them amidst a programme organized at the President’s Office, Shitalniwas on Wednesday.
Palesha and her coach Kabiraj Negi Lama were honoured and felicitated on the occasion.
Extending best wishes to the Palesha, President Paudel viewed her performance had earned a reputation in Nepal. She would excel further to secure a gold medal, he hoped.
The function was also attended by the Minister for Youths and Sports, Teju Lal Chaudhari, Palesha’s parents, and officials of the sports association.
In the Paralympics held in Paris, Palesha defeated her Serbian competitor in the 57-women category of taekwondo K-44, thereby clinching the bronze medal.
It is a historic moment for the Nepali sports sector, as Palesha becomes the first ever to win an Olympic bronze medal in the Paralympics.
Kathmandu metropolis honours Palesha for her first historic achievement in Paralympics
The Kathmandu metropolis honored Palesha Govardhan, a para- taekwondo athlete who won the first historic bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, with a cash prize of 500 thousand.
The local government organized a ceremony here today to honour the athlete for her historic achievement in the Paralympics.
On the occasion held at the Metropolis office, Mayor Balen Shah presented a letter of appreciation and while Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol handed over a check of the cash prize to the athlete.
Metropolitan City Office spokesperson Navin Manandhar, social committee coordinator Ramkumar KC, Taekwondo Association President Prakash Shamsher Rana, Olympian Sangina Baidya, and Palesha’s parents Panita and Pradeep Govardhan, among other sports officials and athletes were present on the occasion.
Palesha had won the bronze medal in the Women’s K-44, under 57 kg weight category, last Friday in Paris, France. RSS