Manita Shrestha Pradhan
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| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -57 kg | ||||||||||||||
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Manita Shrestha Pradhan (born 1 June 1999) is a Nepalese judoka.[1]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manita Shrestha Pradhan". Judo Inside. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b ""Olympic dream" grown from Aid Mission". ekantipur.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "The journey of a judoka". myrepublica.nagarinetwork.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pradhan honoured". The Himalayan Times. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Pradhan claims bronze". The Himalayan Times. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Manita bags bronze medal". hamrokhelkud.net. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Judoka Pradhan creates history". The Himalayan Times. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Nepal all but end campaign". Kathmandupost.com. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "FAREWELL TO JUDO ATHLETES FOR THE WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP". nocnepal. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Dahal Namita, Namita (17 July 2024). "Manita Shrestha and her Olympic dream". onlinekhabar. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Nepal participate in Asian Judo Open". Nepal News. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Eight Selected for Judo in 19th Asian Games". New Business Age. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Manita qualified for the Paris Olympics as a wildcard". Ekantipur.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.