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| Born | 1 June 1999 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
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| 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]
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]
She won a silver medal in the 57kg category at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong, India. In 2017, she won a bronze medal in the women’s below-57kg 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 -57kg category. [2] [13]
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