Nepal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Nepal at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Nepal.svg
Flag of Nepal
IPC code NEP
NPC National Paralympic Committee (NPC) – Nepal
Website paralympic.org.np
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Palesha Goverdhan
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Nepal competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024. [1]

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Nepalese athletes made their Olympic Games debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics and 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. [2] [3] For this historic and remarkable achievement, Palesha Goverdhan was awarded रू 65 lakh (US$48,000) by the Nepalese prime minister KP Oli on behalf of the Government of Nepal on 13 September 2024. [4]

Medalists

The following Nepalese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games, including game-eligible alternates in team sports. [5]

SportMenWomenTotal
Swimming 101
Taekwondo 112
Total213

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Bhim Bahadur Kumal Men's 50 m freestyle S9 35.0819Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2SemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Bharat Singh Mahata Men's −58 kg Flag of Japan.svg  Tanaka  (JPN)
L 3–19		Did not advance
Palesha Goverdhan Women's −57 kg Flag of Venezuela.svg  Morales  (VEN)
W 31-0		Flag of Brazil.svg  Fernandes  (BRA)
L 8-10		Flag of France.svg  Caverzan  (FRA)
W 2-1		——Flag of Serbia.svg  Micev  (SRB)
W 15-8		Bronze medal icon.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan takes Nepali sports to a new high". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Palesha Goverdhan wins historic Paralympic bronze". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Government honours Paralympic bronze medallist Palesha Goverdhan with Rs6.5 million cash prize". The Kathmandu Post. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Athletes entry list". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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