Nepal at the 2002 Asian Games

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Sporting event delegation

Nepal at the
2002 Asian Games

IOC code| NEP
NOC| Nepal Olympic Committee
in Busan
Competitors| 50 in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Asian Games appearances (overview)

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Nepal participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Nepal won overall three medals, all bronzes in the sport of taekwondo,[1] and clinched 32nd spot in the medal table.[2]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Deepak Bista |  Taekwondo | Men's featherweight (-67 kg)
Renuka Magar | Women's bantamweight (-55 kg)
Ritu Jimee Rai | Women's lightweight (-63 kg)

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal competed in athletics.[3]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* qR = Qualified to the next round by referee judgement
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 5000 m | Bye  | 14:34.50  | 11
Madan Raj Giri | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:22.17  | 8
Arjun Kumar Basnet | Marathon | 2:28:23  | 7
Yam Bahadur Pudasaini | 2:36:21  | 12

Field events
Men

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Sita Ram Mahato | Triple jump | Bye  | 14.59  | 9

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal competed in boxing.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary 1  | Preliminary 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ramesh Das Shrestha | Light flyweight | Bye  |  Kim Ki-suk (KOR)
L RSCO | Did not advance
Ramesh Shrestha | Flyweight |  Anurudha Rathnayake (SRI)
L RSCO | Did not advance
Tej Bahadur Thapa Magar | Bantamweight | Bye  |  Chotipat Wongprates (THA)
L 15-1  | Did not advance
Ram Chandra Thapa Magar | Featherweight |  Jahongir Abdullaev (KGZ)
L 4-17  | Did not advance
Dhan Bahadur Hitang | Lightweight | Bye  |  Ruslan Mussinov (KAZ)
L RSCO | Did not advance
Kumar Adhikari | Light welterweight |  Sayed Haroon Sadat (AFG)
W 11-13  | —  |  Nurzhan Karimzhanov (KAZ)
L WO | Did not advance
Arjun Kumar Tamang | Welterweight |  Daiviin Otgonbayar (MGL)
L RSCH | Did not advance
Sudarna Sapkota | Light middleweight |  Sirojiddin Naimov (UZB)
L WO

## Golf

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Main article: Golf at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in golf.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Total  | Par  | Rank

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Chuda Bahadur Bhandari | Individual | 79  | 84  | 83  | 84  | 330  | +42  | 46
Tashi Ghale | 91  | 88  | 88  | 83  | 345  | +57  | 53
Raj Pradhan | 88  | 88  | 93  | 83  | 352  | +64  | 55
Deep Bahadur Basnet | 87  | 94  | 86  | 95  | 362  | +74  | 59
Deep Bahadur Basnet
Chuda Bahadur Bhandari
Tashi Ghale
Raj Pradhan | Team | 254  | 260  | 252  | 250  | 1016  | +152  | 14

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in judo.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Semifinal  | Repechage Round 1  | Repechage Round 2  | Repechage Round 3  | Final/BM | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Narendra Kumar Dangol | 60 kg | Bye  |  Al-Dhafiri (KUW)
L 0001-1110  | Did not advance
Mohan Sunuwar | 66 kg |  Butt (PAK)
L 0001-1000
Hari Kumar Lama | 73 kg |  Malekmohammadi (IRI)
L 0000-1000

## Karate

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Main article: Karate at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in karate.[3]

Men's kumite
Athlete  | Event  | 1st preliminary round  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage  | Final/BM | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Amrit Adhikari | 55 kg | Bye  |  Kasimov (UZB)
L 3-12  | —  |  Udawaththa (SRI)
W 2-9  |  Maulidin (INA)
L 0-3  | 5
Deepak Shrestha | 60 kg | Bye  |  Karimov (UZB)
L 1-10  | Did not advance
Sambar Bahadur Gole | 65 kg |  Mastonzoda (TJK)
L 0-2  | Did not advance
Ravi Maharjan | 70 kg |  Mariano (PHI)
W 2-1  |  Silva (SRI)
W 0-8  |  Katiraei (IRI)
L 2-4  | —  |  Adwan (QAT)
L 0-9  | 5
Rajesh Shrestha | 75 kg |  Srichan (THA)
W 3DQ-4  |  Rafati (QAT)
L 1-0  | Did not advance

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in shooting.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jagat Tamang | Individual 10 m air pistol | 534  | 47  | Did not advance
Tika Shrestha | Individual 10 m air rifle | 570  | 42

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Maya Sunuwar | Individual 10 m air pistol | 350  | 30  | Did not advance
Bivaswari Rai | Individual 10 m air rifle | 373  | 35

## Soft Tennis

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Main article: Soft tennis at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in soft tennis.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Round Group  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final  | Rank

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Match 1  | Match 2  | Match 3
Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Abhishek Aman Jha | Singles | —  |  Kim (KOR)
L 4-0  |  Liu (TPE)
L 4-1  | Did not advance
Nirmal Kaji Sthapit |  Bayartsogt (MGL)
L 1-4  |  Liao (TPE)
L 4-0  |  Shuji (JPN)
L 4-0
Abhishek Aman Jha
Nirmal Kaji Sthapit | Doubles | —  |  Shigeo (JPN)
Takagawa (JPN)
L 5-0  |  Huo (CHN)
Zhao (CHN)
L 4-0

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in taekwondo.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | First Round  | Second Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Kumar Manandhar | -54 kg |  Nguyễn (VIE)
L 7-4  | Did not advance
Kumar Bahadur Karki | -58 kg |  Phongpachith (LAO)
W 0DQ-0  |  Bhandari (IND)
L 0-3  | Did not advance
Nirmal Shrestha | -62 kg | Bye  |  Ahmedov (UZB)
W 8-3  |  Al-Matrafi (KSA)
L 2-5  | Did not advance
Deepak Bista | -67 kg |  Chumodoev (KGZ)
W 4-2  |  Tashi (BHU)
W 13-10  |  Nam (KOR)
L 2-9  | Did not advance  |
Niranjan Shrestha | -72 kg |  Stanekzai (AFG)
W 1-5  |  Briones (PHI)
L 12-3  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | First Round  | Second Round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Rupa Kumari Shangdan | -47 kg |  Al-Hashimi (BRN)
L 3-2  | Did not advance
Sangina Baidya | -51 kg |  Lim (KOR)
L 3-0
Renuka Magar | -55 kg | Bye  |  Devi (IND)
W 2-9  | —  |  Yun (KOR)
L 1-6  | Did not advance  |
Bandana Shrestha | -59 kg |  Devi (IND)
L 3-3  | Did not advance
Ritu Jimee Rai | -63 kg |  Dawani (JOR)
W 0-0DQ | —  |  Liu (CHN)
L 7-0  | Did not advance  |

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in weightlifting.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Rakesh Ranjeet | -56 kg | 95.0  | 11  | 120.0  | 10  | 215.0  | 10
Roshan Nakarmi | -62 kg | 110.0  | 9  | 137.5  | 8  | 247.5  | 8

## Wushu

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Main article: Wushu at the 2002 Asian Games

Nepal participated in wushu.[3]

### Men

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Sanda

Athlete  | Event  | 1st preliminary round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Birendra B. K. | -52 kg |  Woo (KOR)
L 0-2  | Did not advance
Narayan Shrestha | -56 kg |  Oudomphon (LAO)
L 0-0RET
Shyam Bista | -65 kg | Bye  |  Chomphuphuang (THA)
L 2-0  | Did not advance

Taijiquan\Taijijian

Athlete  | Event  | Taijiquan  | Taijijian  | Total

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Suraj Kumar Shrestha | Taijiquan | DNS | NM | 8.78  | 12  | 8.78  | 13

## References

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1. ^ "Game Results". Dynamic Korea. Archived from the original on 10 January 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. ^ "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Results Book" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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*[WO]: Walkover
*[RSCH]: Referee Stop Contest Headblow
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