Indian women made clean sweep at 8th South Asian Judo Championship in Lalitpur
| Event-Date: | 23-Apr-2018 |
| Level: | International |
| Topic: | Sports and Games |
In a glittering performance, Indian women made clean sweep at 8th South Asian Judo Championship in Lalitpur, Nepal. India won all 7 Gold Medals in women's section.
India's Garima Chaudhary won gold in -70 kg. She defeated Farina Khanam of Bangladesh in the final. In -78 kg C. Jina Devi won gold by beating Punam Shrestha of Nepal. Tulika Maan won 7th gold for the country. She defeated Milani Silva of Sri Lanka in +78 kg.
In men's section, India won 3 gold medals. Divesh won first gold for the country.Vijay Kumar Yadav won gold in -60 kg beating Milinda Seneviratne of Sri Lanka in the final. The last gold for India was won by Ajay Yadav in -73 kg.
- Nepal President- Bidhya Devi Bhandari
- Prime Minister- Khadga Prasad Oli.
- Capital- Kathmandu
- Currency- Nepalese rupee
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