Bijay Gautam of Nepal seen paragliding in the 2018 Asian Games Photo: REUTERS

The Nepali paragliders today grabbed the first 2018-Asian medal in cross-country paragliding at West Java, Indonesia.

The men’s cross country paragliding team touched down on the silver lines to add a silver medal to Nepal’s medal-tally. Nepal performed exceptionally well to finish second to Japan to secure the medal.


On the downside, the Nepali paragliders fell short of meager 28 points combined to beat Japan and haul home a gold medal. However, today’s achievement, to all Nepali’s delight, has come after a 20-year-long wait since Sarita Rajbhandari bagged a silver medal in Taekwondo at Bangkok in 1998.


#SOURCE : The Himalayan Times Daily Newspaper