Manita Shrestha Pradhan

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Manita Shrestha Pradhan
Personal information
Born (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25)
Panchthar, Nepal
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Nepal
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2024)
World Champ. R64 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Asian Champ. R16 (2016, 2017, 2019,
2023, 2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Bishkek ‍–‍57 kg
Asian Cadet Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kochi ‍–‍57 kg
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Shillong ‍–‍57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 28333
JudoInside.com 100638
Updated on 29 July 2024

Manita Shrestha Pradhan (born 1 June 1999) is a Nepalese judoka. [1]

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Early life

Born in Panchthar, she stayed as a child at Prisoners Aid Mission in Kathmandu. She started judo in 2009. [2] [3] She attended Bal Bikas Secondary School in Ranibari, Kathmandu. [4]

Career

She won a silver medal in the 57 kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong, India. In 2017, she won a bronze medal in the women's below-57 kg weight category in the 11th Asian Cadet and 18th Juniors Asian Judo Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. [5] [6]

She became the first Nepali woman judoka to win a bout at the Asian Judo Championships, in Hong Kong in May 2017. [7] She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. [8] She was selected for the World Judo Championship in Tokyo, in August 2019. [9]

Coached by Devu Thapa, she received a scholarship from the Nepalese Olympic Committee in 2022. [10] [11] She competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [12]

She was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024 in the -57 kg category. [2] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Manita Shrestha Pradhan". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 ""Olympic dream" grown from Aid Mission". ekantipur.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "The journey of a judoka". myrepublica.nagarinetwork.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pradhan honoured". The Himalayan Times. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Pradhan claims bronze". The Himalayan Times. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Manita bags bronze medal". hamrokhelkud.net. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Judoka Pradhan creates history". The Himalayan Times. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nepal all but end campaign". Kathmandupost.com. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "FAREWELL TO JUDO ATHLETES FOR THE WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP". nocnepal. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Dahal Namita, Namita (17 July 2024). "Manita Shrestha and her Olympic dream". onlinekhabar. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Nepal participate in Asian Judo Open". Nepal News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Eight Selected for Judo in 19th Asian Games". New Business Age. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Manita qualified for the Paris Olympics as a wildcard". Ekantipur.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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