Nisha Rawal (taekwondo)
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| Full name | Nisha Rawal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nepalese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1995 Lalitpur, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ravi Bist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nisha Rawal (born 11 September 1995) is a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Personal life
[edit]Rawal was born on 11 September 1995 in Nepal.[1] She studies at Tribhuvan University of Nepal in Kathmandu.[2]
Summer Olympics 2016
[edit]In January 2015 Rawal was selected as one of six Nepalese athletes to receive funding of $670 (£440/€560) a month from the Nepal Olympic Committee as part a Rio Olympic Scholarship programme.[3] Nisha was selected for 2016 Rio olympics 2016 .[4] Nisha faced a defeat at the first round of the olympics with the eventual gold medalist shyuin Zheng of China with the score of 2-0[5] Rawal conceded a late point as she faced a 4-3 defeat at the hands of former world champion and 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal winner Epangue at the repechage round[6]
Taekwondo
[edit]Rawal played taekwondo for a long time as an athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association. She won a gold medal at the 2014 Mt Everest International Open Taekwondo Championships, held in her home country. She defeated India's Priyanka 21–0 in the final of the women's below-76 kg weight division.[7] She was selected to represent Nepal at the 2014 Asian Games, held in Incheon, South Korea. In the women's heavyweight event she was defeated 11–4 in the quarterfinals by Wang Junnan of Macau.[1][8] After this, Rawal Went on to win Asian cities Taekwondo Championship
She competed at the 2015 Summer Universiade games held in Gwangju, South Korea. In the round of 32 of the women's +73 kg event she was defeated 14–2 by Niu Lulu of China.[2]
In April 2016 she was named taekwondo player of the year by the Nepal National and International Players Association.[4] She traveled to Manila in the Philippines to take part in the 2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament but was beaten 9–0 in her first bout by Kirstie Elaine Alora of the Philippines.[1][4]
In May 2016 Rawal was one of four athletes offered a wildcard by the Tripartite Commission to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics due to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][9] She will represent Nepal in the women's over 67 kg event.[9]
Awards
[edit]- NNIPA Best Taekwondo player of the Year 2017[10]
- Sukriti Padak From Nepal Government[11]
- Spinz Active Girl of the Year
Post-Retirement
[edit]Nisha Did her Level II International coaching license on 19 May 2023.[12] After doing her coaching exams she led the Nepal team to Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championship as a coach.[13] She was also among 4 top coaches to coach at the First Power Taekwondo Championship where her athlete Ashmita khadka won Gold at -53 kg.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rawal, Nisha". Taekwando Data. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Biography Overview Rawal Nisha". Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ morgan, Liam (10 January 2016). "Nepal Olympic Committee provides Rio 2016 scholarships for six promising athletes". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Acharya, Mahesh (24 May 2016). "Nepal's Nisha Rawal earns Rio Olympics tickets". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Taekwando player Nisha out of Rio Olympics".
- ^ Thapa, Avenjal (11 October 2021). "Nisha Rawal goes down fighting in Repechage". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com.
- ^ "mt everest taekwondo : Shakya wins gold in comeback". The Kathmandu Post. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "Taekwondo Women +73kg Draw Sheet" (PDF). mastkd.com. 17th Asian Games Incheon. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Olympic Taekwondo 'Wild Cards' Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ "NNIPA felicitates athletes with Player of the Year awards". 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Sportsmen honoured". 30 May 2017.
- ^ "निशा बनिन् तेक्वान्दोको लेभल टु प्रशिक्षक".
- ^ "तेक्वान्दो खेलाडी बाकुतिर".
- ^ "1st Power Taekwondo Championship 2023" – via YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Nisha Rawal at TaekwondoData.com
- Nisha Rawal at Olympedia
- Living people
- 1995 births
- Sportspeople from Kathmandu
- Nepalese female taekwondo practitioners
- Tribhuvan University alumni
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2014 Asian Games
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Nepal
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Nepal
- 21st-century Nepalese women