KATHMANDU: Karateka Tenzing Sherpa secured Nepal’s first medal at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, ending the country’s earlier medal drought across various disciplines.
Sherpa claimed the bronze medal in the men’s kumite +84kg category after defeating Laos’s Vathana Jayasane with a decisive 9–1 victory at the Toyohashi Gymnasium.
Prior to his bronze medal match, Sherpa had missed out on a spot in the finals following a 5–0 defeat against Iran’s Mahmud Nemati in the semifinals.
