Eight Nepali athletes to compete for medal in Beijing Olympics

Eight Nepali athletes are taking part in the Beijing Olympics, which will be opened on Friday evening.

In the 29th Olympics, taekwondo player Deepak Bista was selected through success in qualifying matches.

Other seven players were selected through wild-card entries.

The seven players include Debu Thapa (judo), Phulmaya Kapchhaki (shooting), Kamal Bahadur Adhikari (weight lifting), Karishma Karki (swimming), Prasiddha Jung Shah (swimming), Chandra Kala Thapa (100 meter race) and Arjun Basnet (marathon). nepalnews.com Aug 08 08

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