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Nepalese judoka (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manita Shrestha Pradhan (born 1 June 1999) is a Nepalese judoka.[1]
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Born | Panchthar, Nepal | 1 June 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | R64 (2017, 2018, 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Champ. | R16
(2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 28333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 100638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 29 July 2024 |
Born in Panchthar, she stayed as a child at Prisoners Aid Mission in Kathmandu. She started judo in 2009.[2][3] She attended Bal Bikas Secondary School in Ranibari, Kathmandu.[4]
She won a silver medal in the 57kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong, India. In 2017, she won a bronze medal in the women’s below-57kg weight category in the 11th Asian Cadet and 18th Juniors Asian Judo Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[5][6]
She became the first Nepali woman judoka to win a bout at the Asian Judo Championships, in Hong Kong in May 2017.[7] She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.[8] She was selected for the World Judo Championship in Tokyo, in August 2019.[9]
Coached by Devu Thapa, she received a scholarship from the Nepalese Olympic Committee in 2022.[10][11] She competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[12]
She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024 in the -57kg category.[2][13]
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