Deepak Bista

Nepalese taekwondo practitioner

Deepak Bista

Olympian Deepak Bista

Personal information
Native name| दीपक विष्ट
Born|  (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 48)
Kanchanpur, Nepal
Height| 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse| Ayasha Shakya
Parents|

* Mahabir Bista (father)
* Kalawati Devi Bista (mother)

Sport
Country|  Nepal
Sport| Taekwondo
Event| Kyorugi

Medal record

Men's taekwondo
Representing  Nepal
Asian Games
|  2002 Busan | Featherweight
|  2006 Doha | Welterweight
South Asian Games
|  1999 Kathmandu |
|  2004 Islamabad |
|  2006 Colombo |
|  2010 Dhaka |
Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
|  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Asian 2007  |

Deepak Bista (Nepali: दीपक विष्ट, born 2 July 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo former player and practitioner. One of the most popular and highly popular sportsperson in Nepal, he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal.[1]

Bista is the first Nepalese male athlete Qualification to be selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] He won two consecutive bronze medals in the Asian Games and a historical four consecutive gold medals in the South Asian Games.[3]

Bista is an undefeated player in South Asian Region and holds the record for the highest number of gold medals, tied with Gaurika Singh,[4] in the South Asian Games.[5]

Bista played taekwondo for a long time as an athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association then he officially retired from taekwondo in 2015.[6] In 2021, he was elected as president of Nepal Olympian Association.[7]

## Personal life

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Deepak Bista married Ayasha Shakya in 2011.[8] They have two sons.[9]

## Awards and Prizes

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* 1\. 3rd Suprabl Gorkha Dakshin Bahu - 2000 AD
* 2\. 3rd Subikhayat Trishakti Patta - 2003 AD
* 3\. 3rd Supradipta Birendra Prajantantra Bhaskar - 2005 AD
* 4\. 4th Shree Prabal Jana Sewa Shree - 2023 AD[10]

## Gallery

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* Deepak Bista at Olympics

* Deepak Bista married Ayasha Shakya in 2011.

* Ayasha Shakya celebrates her gold medal win with her family(2019)

## References

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1. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (20 March 2022). "Beijing 2008 flagbearer included on 12-person judging panel for Nepal NOC Awards". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
2. ^ "Deepak BISTA Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age".
3. ^ Acharya, Mahesh (2006-08-28). "10th SA Games: Satisfactory overall". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
4. ^ Acharya, Mahesh (10 December 2019). "Gaurika equals Bista's SAG golds record". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
5. ^ "Deepak Bista".
6. ^ "Bista signs off with car". The Kathmandu Post. 2015-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
7. ^ "Bista elected as President of the Olympians Association". Republica. 2021-09-30. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
8. ^ राजवंशी, निरञ्जन (2021-01-02). "आलोचना र सङ्घर्षबाट माथि उठेको सबैभन्दा सफल खेलाडी जोडी". BBC Nepali (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
9. ^ राई, विवेक (2019-12-02). "मैले पाएका स्वर्ण पदक दुई छोरालाई: आयशा शाक्य". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
10. ^ "दीपक विष्टसहित २२ खेलकर्मीले पाए सरकारी पदक". onlinekhabar (in Nepali). 2023-04-14. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

## External links

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* Deepak Bista at TaekwondoData.com
* Deepak Bista at Olympedia
* Deepak Bista's profile at NBC Olympics Archived 2009-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
* Deepak Bista at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
* Official website
* Deepak Bista on Facebook
* from a farm–boy to a trendsetter-My Republica[permanent dead link‍]