Nisha Rawal (taekwondo)

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.

Nisha Rawal
Personal information
Born (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryKathmandu, Nepal
SportTaekwondo

Personal life

Rawal was born on 11 September 1995 in Nepal.[1] She studies at Tribhuvan University of Nepal in Kathmandu.[2]

Taekwondo

Rawal 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.[3] 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][4]

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 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.[5] In April 2016 she was named taekwondo player of the year by the Nepal National and International Players Association.[6] 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][6]

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.[6][7] She will represent Nepal in the women's over 67 kg event.[7]

References
  1. "Rawal, Nisha". Taekwando Data. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. "Biography Overview Rawal Nisha". Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. "mt everest taekwondo : Shakya wins gold in comeback". The Kathmandu Post. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. "Taekwondo Women +73kg Draw Sheet" (PDF). mastkd.com. 17th Asian Games Incheon. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. morgan, Liam (10 January 2016). "Nepal Olympic Committee provides Rio 2016 scholarships for six promising athletes". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. Acharya, Mahesh (24 May 2016). "Nepal's Nisha Rawal earns Rio Olympics tickets". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  7. "Olympic Taekwondo 'Wild Cards' Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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