Ashmita Khadka
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| Full name | Ashmita Khadka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nepalese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1997 Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Bikesh Bidari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Norbu Lama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ashmita Khadka (Nepali: अस्मिता खड्का, born 31 July 1997) is a Nepali taekwondo practitioner.[1] She has won numerous national championships.[2] She was born in Kathmandu. She won a bronze medal at the 2019 South Asian Games.[3]
Career
[edit]Khadka started her international career winning a gold medal at the Sarawak Chief Minister Borneo cup held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia[4] Ashmita has represented Nepal at the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia.[5] Ashmita's other achievements include winning bronze at the Malaysian Open-G1 which is a WT ranked tournament.[6] She has also won silver medal at the World University Championship held in Korea.[7]
She won the Nepal National and International Players Association (NNIPA) Player of the Year award for Taekwondo in 2018, one of the highest-ranked awards in Nepalese Sports.[8] She was also the UUNTF Player of the year 2018. Ashmita has represented Nepal at the 2017 Universiade and 2019 Universiade, one of the biggest tournaments for student-athletes.[9]
Coaching and International Referees career
[edit]Ashmita is actively working as a coach for Armed Police Force and has completed her WT International Coach Certification Course Level I. Khadka is also actively working as an International referee and has received Best Referee award at the Asian Invitational and 2025 Maanshaan Open Taekwondo championship held in China [10] After completing her WT International Poomsae Course, she was appointed as an assistant trainer at the Kathmandu District Poomsae seminar 2025 which was inaugurated by Former Health minister and Member of parliament Gagan Thapa. [11]
References
[edit]- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData.
- ^ "Army shine in taekwondo". The Kathmandu Post. 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Karki, Bashyal clinch golds". Republica. 4 December 2019.
- ^ Samiti, Rastriya Samchar (23 August 2015). "Nepali taekwondokas win gold medals in Malaysia". The Himalayan Times.
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia". www.ocagames.com.
- ^ "Ashmita Khadka – Welcome to Nepal Taekwondo".
- ^ "Nepal bag four medals in Korea". Bolchha Nepal. 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Adhikari duo named Outstanding Athletes". The Himalayan Times. 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Team to go to Italy". The Himalayan Times. 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Nepal Wins 4 Gold Medals in Asian Invitational Taekwondo Open Championship". Neplays. 30 December 2024.
- ^ "दुईदिने तेक्वान्दो पुम्से सेमिनार सम्पन्न". Nagarik News.
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