Nepal at the Paralympics

Nepal at the
Paralympics
IPC codeNEP
NPCNational Paralympic Committee Nepal
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer appearances

Nepal made its Paralympic Games début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, sending just one athlete to compete in women's shot put. The country has taken part in every Summer Paralympics since, but has never participated in the Winter Paralympics. Nepal won its first ever Paralympic medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Nepalese athletes made their Paralympic Games debut at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. However, Nepal had not secured an official medal in either event—until taekwondo athlete Palesha Goverdhan made history by winning a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. This marked Nepal’s first-ever official medal in the Paralympic or Olympic Games, placing the country on the Paralympic medal tally for the very first time.[1][2] For this historic and remarkable achievement, Palesha Goverdhan was awarded रू65 lakh (US$42,000) by the Nepalese prime minister KP Oli on behalf of the Government of Nepal on 13 September 2024.[3]


Full results for Nepal at the Paralympics

Name Games Sport Event Score Rank
Nirmala Gyawali2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's shot put F12no markunranked (nmr)
Jit Bahadur Khadka2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 100m T4614.236th in heat 1;
did not advance
Bikram Rana2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 100m T1112.814th in heat 4;
did not advance
Men's 200m T1126.954th in heat 2;
did not advance
Maiya BisunkheWomen's 100m T4616.486th in heat 1;
did not advance
Women's 200m T4636.326th in heat 1;
did not advance
Bikram Rana2016 RioAthleticsMen's 100m T1113.024th in heat 5;
did not advance
Laxmi KunwarSwimmingWomen's 100m freestyle S63:11.766th in heat 2;
did not advance
Palesha Goverdhan2020 TokyoTaekwondoWomen's -58 Kg, K44Won Repechage match against United States and Serbia athletes5th Position
2024 ParisTaekwondoWomen's -57 KgWon bronze medal match against Serbia athlete3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bharat Singh MahataMen's -58 Kg, K44Bharat Singh Mahata (NEP) 3 vs Mitsuya Tanaka (JPN) 19Round of 16
Bhim Bahadur KumalSwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle35.0819th in heats;
did not advance

Medals by Summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Taekwondo0011
Totals (1 entries)0011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan takes Nepali sports to a new high". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan wins historic Paralympic bronze". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Government honours Paralympic bronze medallist Palesha Goverdhan with Rs6.5 million cash prize". The Kathmandu Post. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.


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