Nepali sportspersons leave for South Korea to participate in Fourth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Nepali team during the farewell program

Seven Nepali athletes left for South Korea to participate in the Fourth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games scheduled to be held from June 29 to July 7, 2013 at Incheon, South Korea. National chess Player Manish Hamal, Keshav Shrestha, Prachanda Man Malakar, Monalisa Khambu and Bina Jaiswal along with swimmer Shreya Dhital and Muay Thai competitor Nawaraj Bhandari are participating in the Games.

Nepal Olympic Committee executive member Ramji Bahadur Shrestha is the chef-de-mission of the Nepali team, while Nepal Chess Association President Rajesh Hari Joshi, FIDE Arbiter Balaram Pun, chess official Raju Tamrakar and Muay Thai official Rajesh Shrestha are also accompanying the team.

National Sports Council Member Secretary Mr. Yuvaraj Lama bid farewell to the team.