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यस्तो छ- बेजिङ ओलम्पिकमा भिड्‍ने ८ नेपाली खेलाडीहरुको जिबन कहानी
Profiles of 8 Nepalese Athletes Competing in Beijing Olympics

Eight Nepalese athletes at the reception before leaving for Beijing Olympics. Photos: Smita

Chandrakala Thapa
Athlete

Athlete Chandrakala Thapa was born in 2040 Magh 16 B.S. in Urlabari, Morang. Her family does substantial farming. She is the youngest child in the family of 1 son and 2 daughters. “As I was the youngest my parents never prevented me from playing any games that I liked. Actually, they have been encouraging me to do something different all the time,” said Thapa.

She joined Nepal Police in 2056 B.S and there she joined Mahendra Police Club, as she was always interested in and good at sports from childhood. By now she has participated in dozens of National games and has won more than a dozen Gold medals. She holds the National Record in 400m Individual.

With the height of 5 feet 4 inches and 57 weights Thapa will run along side the other Olympians under ‘Athletics 100 m Heat’ event in upcoming Beijing Olympics. Her schedule of the game is given below:

Day 9	Sunday (August 17, 2008)
	Session AT06	Start: 19:00	End: 23:27	National Stadium
	19:00-19:35	Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1
	19:45-20:01	Women's 100m Semifinals
	22:30-22:40	Women's 100m Final
	23:20-23:27	Women's 100m Medal Ceremony

Some of the national and international games in which she participated are:
1. Investment Bank National Game in 2062 B.S: 5 Gold Medals
2. 9th South Asian Games in 2004: Participant
3. 10th SAAF Game (Colombo 2006): Participant
4. 9th World Championship in France (2003): Participant
5. 17th Asian Championship, Jordan 2007: Participant
6. SAAF Senior Championship in Cohn, India: Participant

“With two months of training it will be difficult for us to bring any medal in this Olympics. But I am targeting to break the National Record,” said Chandrakala Thapa with a promise to give her best in the Olympics.

Debu Thapa
Judo

If Debu Thapa (Maharjan) could be described in one word it would be ‘tough’ woman. Born in 2030 in Jumla, Karnali zone of Far Western Region, she was the only daughter of a financially high class family. “My family cherished me so they did not stop me from doing what I wanted,” says Thapa.

She was very active teenager. She played every game held in the region and

won prizes which were usually ‘plates’ at that time. Because of this she joined the Nepal Police when she was just 14 years of age. From there she became the judo player in then Mahendra Police Club and was soon declared National Player when she started winning every competition she participated in the national tournaments starting from 1996 AD.

She came to prominence after she fought her first international game and won a Gold medal. It was in 1997 South Asian Championship (Bangladesh) where she learned she was three months pregnant and still played signing a paper and convincing judges and her coach that if anything happens she will take sole responsibility. So, she is known as one tough woman. In this Olympic Games, she is targeting to break the national record.

“I know I will win four fights easily if I get a chance to fight with Asia’s players,” she declared. Confident and tough, Thapa will be at her best in the games, said her coach Birendra Ranjitkar.

National Games
Year	Game	Weight	Position	Place/Country
2007	9^th National Judo Championship	63	First	Jhapa
2005	8^th National Judo Championship	63	First	Kathmandu
2005	All Nepal Open Judo Championship	Open	First	Kathmandu
2005	All Nepal Open Judo Championship	56	First	Kathmandu
2004	Kathmandu Open Judo Championship	Open	First	Kathmandu
2004	All Nepal Open Judo Championship	57	First	Kathmandu
2003	All Nepal Open Judo Championship	57	Best Player	Kathmandu
2003	All Nepal Open Judo Championship	Open	First	Kathmandu
1996	7^th National Judo Championship	55	First	Lalitpur

International Games
Year	Game	Weight	Position	Place/Country
2007	Asian Judo Championship	63	Participate	Kuwait
2006	15^th Asian Games	63	Participate	Doha
2006	10^th South Asian Games	63	Second	Colombo
2006	Hong Kong International Judo Tournament	63	Participate	Hong Kong
2006	4^th India Cup International Judo Championship	63	Third	India
2005	South Asian Judo Championship	57	Second	Indore, India
2004	Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship	57	Participant	Lucknow, India
1999	AARC Judo Championship	57	Second	Lucknow, India
1997	Independence Day International Judo Championship’97	52	Third	Bangladesh
1997	South Asian Championship	50	First	Bangladesh
1996	Invitation Open Judo Tournament	50	First	Kathmandu

Special Achievement in Judo:

Kodokan 3^rd Dan, 2007
Kodokan 2^nd Dan, 2004
Black Belt = 1^st Dan, 1999
Mahendra Police Club, Player
Participate in Judo Technical Seminar 2004, organized by NJA
Referee in 1^st MMAC Junior Judo/Kendo Championship 2005
Participate in JUA education and Coaching Seminar 2007

Debu Thapa’s Judo game schedule is as follows:

Day 4	Tuesday ( August 12, 2008)
	Session JU07	Start: 12:00	End: 16:30	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
	12:00-16:30	Women's -63kg Preliminaries/Repechages
	Session JU08	Start: 18:00	End: 19:30	Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium
	18:00-19:30	Women's-63kg Final of Repechage A
	18:00-19:30	Women's-63kg Final of Repechage B
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Final of Table A
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Final of Table B
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Bronze Medal Contest A
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Bronze Medal Contest B
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Gold Medal Contest
	18:00-19:30	Women's -63kg Medal Ceremony

These programs are said to be broadcast LIVE only from Chinese International Television such as CCTV 9 and so on.

Deepak Bista
Tae-kwon-do

With his record of holding three gold Medals in South Asian Games, everyone is looking closely at Deepak Bista for his performance in the upcoming Beijing Olympic 2008. He is the only qualified player for the Olympics from Nepal.

Born in 1976 A.D in Kanchanpur district, Bista was famous as the best player in volley ball during his school days. But his interest in it slowly faded away as he was more interested in tae-kwon-do. He needed money to join the game but as he did not have enough money, Bista stole Rs.300 from his uncle Damber Bista's Gyan Niketan School and was admitted at Dhangadi Dojang. This is the way his career in Tae-Kwon-Do started.

Now he is a national player of Nepal. But to be the top player he did not have flower strewn roads. Like most of other Nepali players, he had to struggle with money problems and walk alone as his family did not support his interest in competitions. They did not like him becoming a player who had no secure future in a country like Nepal. But with his strong willpower and dreams to be someone, he fought against every obstacle and rose as the victor.

Excited about the Beijing Olympics, Bista said competing in the Olympics was his dream after he joined Tae-kwon-do. “It was my dream to play in Olympics and I am very happy about it. But I will be happier if the dream to win a medal and bring it home comes true as well,” he said.

He has already been to more than 10 countries, namely India, Pakistan, France, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Bahrain, South Korea, USA. Sri Lanka, Qatar, and China for international games and has come home with medals.

He is taking his studies at the same time. Right now he is doing his Masters in Sociology from Tri-Chandra College, Kathmandu. “Study is a must for everyone,” added Bista.

Some of his national and international games and awards are given below:

National Games (TKD)

SN.	Games	Place	Year	Received Award
1	First Mayor National Open Tae-kwon-do Championship	Butwal	2001	Gold
2	4^th National Games	Nepalgunj	1999	Gold
3	5^th National Tae-kwon-do Championship	Ilam	1997	Gold
4	Saroj Memorial National Open Tae-kwon-do Championship	Butwal	1996	Gold
5	His Majesty King Golden Jubilee National Tae-kwon-do Championship	Kathmandu	1996	Gold
6	4^th National Tae-kwon-do Championship	Hetunda	1996	Gold

International Games (TKD)

SN.	Games	Place	Year	Received Award
1	Asian Regional Qualification TKD championship for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.	Vietnam	2007	Bronze (Qualified)
2	1'st world TKD Expo championship	South Korea	2007	Silver
3	3'rd Korean open TKD championship