Kathmandu, 7 January: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has presented awards to the players, coaches and managers of those sports who won medals in SAFF Women’s Football, Asian Karate and Kawa Beach Volleyball.
The awards were presented to them in a program organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports at the Prime Minister’s residence today, in accordance with the government’s decision on December 13. After the formation of the government led by Prime Minister Oli, the system of tax deductions on awards given to players and coaches has been abolished.
The Prime Minister presented awards to Amrita Jaisi, head coach Rajendra Tamang and manager Brinda Dewan, who won medals at the SAFF Women’s Championship held in Kathmandu from October 17 to 30, and Erika Gurung, head coach Kushal Shrestha, who won medals at the 20th Asian Karate Championship held in Haizhou, China from September 17 to 23.
काठमाडौँ, २३ पुसः प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओली मङ्गलबार युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रालयद्वारा प्रधानमन्त्री निवास, बालुवाटारमा आयोजित कार्यक्रममा साफ महिला फुटबल, एसियाली कराँते र काभा बिच भलिबल खेलमा पदक विजेता खेलाडी, प्रशिक्षक र व्यवस्थापनकहरुलाई सम्मान तथा पुरस्कार प्रदानपश्चात् सामूहिक तस्बिरमा । सौजन्य तस्बिरः प्रधानमन्त्रीको सचिवालय÷रासस Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in a group photo after presenting awards and honors to medal-winning players, coaches and managers in the SAFF Women’s Football, Asian Karate and Kava Beach Volleyball Games at a program organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports at the Prime Minister’s Residence, Baluwatar, on Tuesday. Courtesy photo: Prime Minister’s Secretariat/RSS
Similarly, he also presented awards to Kamala Pun, Manish Kumari Chaudhary, and coach Rupesh Kumar Bista, who won the women’s and men’s volleyball titles at the Kawa Beach tournament held in Thimphu, Bhutan from August 1 to 4.
Praising the players for enhancing the country’s prestige in the international arena through sports, Prime Minister Oli advised them to compete with high morale and determination that they can win the game. He emphasized the need to enter the field with a collective spirit.
