Kanishka glitters; bags prestigious award
Young cricket sensation Kanishka Chaugai has been decorated with the Dashrath Chand Award on Saturday in Kathmandu, after receiving Australian superstar Ricky Ponting's signed cricket bat from the Australian Ambassador a few days back.
The U-19 cricket captain, had led the nation to a famous victory at the ACC U-19 Asian Cup and the U-19 World Cup plate championship. The Martyr Dashrath Chand Memorial Trust incepted the award for his outstanding performance. The award also carried a purse of 15,000 cash.
Similarly, two other sports sensation who received award were athlete star Nirmala Bharati and judo player Lila Adhikari. They received the same award with 10,000 cash each. Nirmala Bharati bagged the award for the record-breaking sixth place finish in the coveted Berlin Half Marathon. Lila Adhikari's silver medal in the International Judo Tournament in Hong Kong and bronze medal in the Fourth Indian Cup International Judo Tournament won her the award.
Chief guest deputy prime minister KP Sharma Oli gave away the awards to the top performing players of the year amid a function at Dashrath Stadium Saturday. nepalnews.com bt July 02 Fonte: Nepalnews.com - Kathmandu, Nepal - http://www.nepalnews.com/
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