| Nepal at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NEP |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 18 (12 men and 6 women) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Nepal competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Wushu | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sujan Shrestha | 400 metres | Did not start | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Sulav Lohani | Men's singles |  Alič (SLO)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Bijay Adhikari | Men's individual épée |  Yu (CHN)L 0–5 |  Yeung (UAE)L 1–3 |  Erbetta (SUI)L 0–5 |  Khosbayar (MGL)L 2–4 |  Duduc (SVK)L 0–5 |  Mencarelli (ITA)L 3–5 | 100 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Akchyat Sherchan | Men's individual épée |  Ma (USA)L 0–5 |  Hasanov (AZE)L 1–5 |  Coufal (CZE)L 1–5 |  Biro (AUT)L 0–5 |  Fenyvesi (HUN)L 0–5 |  Ng (HKG)L 1–5 | 103 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Pramila Biswakarma | Women's individual épée |  Vanryssel (FRA)L 0–5 | Gnám (HUN) L 1–5 | Conrad (SUI) L 2–5 | Marzani (ITA) L 0–5 | Liang (USA) L 0–5 | Saligerová (CZE) L 2–5 | 74 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ritiz Joshi | Men's singles |  Al-Shahi (OMA)W 3–0 | Cheung (HKG) L 0–3 | Feng (USA) L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kushal Nyachhyon | Men's singles | Man (CHN) L 0–3 |  Yang (TPE)L 0–3 | — | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Roshan Ojha | Men's singles |  Mladin (ROU)L 0–3 |  Nuchchart (THA)L 0–3 | Al-Balushi (OMA) L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Ritiz Joshi Kushal Nyachhyon | Men's doubles | — |  Kasymov /Nasirdinov (KGZ) W 3–2 |  Kang /Ryu (KOR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Opponent score | Rank | ||
| Rohit Maharjan | Men's 68 kg | Kurmanaliev (KGZ) L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sahil Sunar | Men's 63 kg |  Torosyan (ARM)L DSQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Susma Shrestha | Women's 57 kg |  Zhamaubay (KAZ)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kanchan Thapa | Women's 53 kg |  Ahmad (SYR)L 0–2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Ashmin Raut | Men's individual | 6.470 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Nisha Darnal | Women's individual | 6.270 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Nisha Darnal Ashmin Raut | Mixed pair | 6.150 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bijay Sinjali | Men's changquan | 9.530 | 6 |
| Men's nangun | Did not start | ||
| Pasang Sherpa | Men's taijijian | 8.860 | 11 |
| Men's taijiquan | 8.720 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nima Gharti Magar | Women's nandao | 9.393 | 5 |
| Women's nanquan | 9.270 | 6 | |
| Junu Syangbo Lama | Men's taijijian | Did not start | |
| Men's taijiquan | 8.576 | 14 | |
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