Nepal at the 2018 Asian Games

Nepal competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.

Medalists

The following Nepal competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date Bimal AdhikariBijay GautamSushil GurungYukesh ChaudharyBishal Thapa Paragliding Men's team cross-country

Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Nepal that will participate at the Games: Sport Men Women TotalArchery 4 1 5Athletics 4 2 6Badminton 4 4 8Basketball 3X3 4 4 8Boxing 5 3 8Cycling 2 1 3Fencing 4 4 8Football 21 0 21Golf 4 0 4Judo 4 4 8Kabaddi 12 0 12Karate 4 4 8Kurash 1 1 2Paragliding 5 3 8Pencak silat 1 0 1Sepak takraw 5 0 5Shooting 1 2 3Roller sports 1 0 1Sport climbing 2 0 2Squash 4 0 4Swimming 2 2 4Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 6 8 14Tennis 3 3 6Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 12 0 12Weightlifting 2 2 4Wrestling 3 0 3Wushu 6 4 10 Total 131 57 188

Archery

Recurve AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAshim SherchanMen's individual60868did not advanceMin Prasad Gauchan59771did not advanceRoshan Nagarkoti63725L 0–6did not advanceTilak Pun Magar64124W 6–0L 4–6did not advanceAshim SherchanRoshan NagarkotiTilak Pun MagarMen's team188614W 6–0L 0–6did not advanceGyanu AwaleWomen's individual58636L 2–6did not advanceTilak Pun MagarGyanu AwaleMixed team122717L 4–5did not advance

Athletics

Nepal put-up six athletes (4 men's and 2 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

Badminton

Nepal entered the Games with 8 badminton players (4 men's and 4 women's). The men's team made an history by advance to the quarter-finals after beat Pakistan 3–1.

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Ratnajit Tamang SinglesL (8–21, 9–21)did not advance Bikash ShresthaL (9–21, 10–21)did not advance Dipesh Dhami Ratnajit Tamang DoublesL (19–21, 20–22)did not advance Bikash Shrestha Nabin ShresthaW (21–12, 21–7)L (9–21, 12–21)did not advance Bikash Shrestha Dipesh Dhami Nabin Shrestha Ratnajit Tamang Teamcolspan=2 W 3–1L 0–3 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Nangsal Tamang SinglesW (21–19, 21–15)L (7–21, 12–21)did not advance Jessica GurungL (7–21, 4–21)did not advance Jessica Gurung Nangsal Tamang DoublesL (7–21, 5–21)did not advance Amita Giri Rasila MaharjanL (7–21, 1–21)did not advance Amita Giri Jessica Gurung Nangsal Tamang Rasila Maharjan TeamL 2–3 Did not advance

Mixed AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Ratnajit Tamang Nangsal Tamang MixedL (13–21, 7–21)did not advance Dipesh Dhami Jessica GurungL (11–21, 11–21)did not advance

Basketball

Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinals / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNepal men'sMen's 3x3 tournamentL 11−21L 8−21W Disq.L 19−21W 21−104did not advanceNepal women'sWomen's 3x3 tournamentcolspan=2 L 8−19L 11−21L 4−214did not advance

3x3 basketball Nepal national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in the pool C while the women's team in the pool B based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

Men's tournament

Roster The following is the Nepal roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. Nischal Maharjan (4) Mabindra Bhandari (5) Ajay Kushwaha (6) Aashish Basnet (7)

Pool C

Women's tournament

Roster The following is the Nepal roster in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. Anusha Malla (4) Alina Gurung (5) Bhawana Lama (6) Shreya Khadka (7)

Pool B

Boxing

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultTeja Bahadur Deuba–49 kgL 1–3did not advancePrem Chaudhary–52 kgL 0–5did not advanceBhupendra Thapa–64 kgL 0–4did not advanceBishnu Prasad Ghale Gurung–69 kgL 0–5did not advanceDeepak Shrestha–75 kgL 0–5did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultBimala Shrestha–51 kgL 1–4did not advanceSangita Sunar–57 kgL 0–5did not advancePunam Rawal–60 kgL 0–5did not advance

Cycling

Mountain biking AthleteEventSeeding runFinalTimeRankTimeRankBuddhi Bahadur TamangMen's cross-countrycolspan=2 −4 laps17Laxmi MagarWomen's cross-countrycolspan=2 −2 laps10Rajesh MagarMen's downhill3:12.81682:28.5387

Fencing

Individual AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMahesh Prasad BhattMen's foil: L 1–5: L 0–5: L 3–5: L 1–5: L 1–56did not advance28Sanjeep Lama: L 1–5: L 2–5: L 1–5: L 0–5: L 0–56did not advance29Kamala ShreshtaWomen's sabre: L 0–5: W 5–0: L 0–5: L 1–5: L 4–55did not advance20Rabina Thapa: L 0–5: L 0–5: L 0–5: L 1–5: L 0–56did not advance22

Team AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSher Singh AiryMahesh Prasad BhattRajan Raj KhadkaSanjeep LamaMen's foilL 3–45did not advance10Meena Devi PoudelKamala ShreshtaRabina ThapaAsmita BasnetWomen's sabreL 10–45did not advance9

Football

Nepal competed in the group D at the men's football event.

Summary TeamEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNepal men'sMen's tournamentL 0–1L 0–2L 1–24did not advance22

Men's tournament

Roster

Group D

Golf

Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankPrithvi MallaIndividual88807977324 +3674Sukra Bahadur Rai81767781315 +2758Tanka Bahadur Karki82778177317 +2960Ajit B. K.83808183327 +3978Prithvi MallaSukra Bahadur RaiTanka Bahadur KarkiAjit B. K.Team246233237235951 +8717

Judo

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultIndra Shresta–66 kgL 00–10did not advanceSanjit Dangol–73 kgL 00–10s1did not advanceShree Ram Makaju–90 kgL 00s2–11did not advanceRavin Shrestha–100 kgL 00s2–10did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultDevika Khadka–52 kgL 00s3–10did not advanceManita Shrestha Pradhan–57 kgL 01s2–10s1did not advancePhupu Lhamu Khatri–63 kgL 00–01s1did not advancePunam Shrestha–78 kgL 00s2–10Did not advanceL 00s3–10s1did not advance

Mixed AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSanjit DangolShree Ram MakajuIndra ShrestaRavin ShresthaDevika KhadkaPhupu Lhamu KhatriPunam ShresthaManita Shrestha PradhanTeamL 1–4did not advance

Kabaddi

Nepal men's team competed at the Games with 12 member squad. The team did not advance to the knockout stage after finished fifth in the group stage.

Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNepal men'sMenL 29−33L 28−31L 21−75W 29−17L 20−385did not advance9

Men's tournament

Team roster

Mahesh Bohara (Captain) Durga Kumal Bijay Chand Lal Mohar Yadav Ranjit Nageshwor Tharu Bhupendra Chand Amit Kunwar Sagar Chaudhary Mahesh Mondal Kumar Lama Ashok Thapa Magar

Group B

Karate

Nepal participated in the karate competition at the Games with eight athletes (4 men's and 4 women's).

Kurash

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUpendra Thapa–66 kgW 001−001L 000−112did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBhagawati Majhi–52 kgL 000−100did not advance

Paragliding

Men AthleteEventRoundTotalRank12345678910Bijay GautamIndividual accuracy 9 13 28 238 122 78 21 4 22 863838Sushil Gurung 500 113 83 500 40 277 125 1 500 2164124Bimal AdhikariBijay GautamSushil GurungYukesh GurungBishal ThapaTeam accuracy 734 937 347 1259 370 1007 colspan=4 46548Cross-country 2255 694 2844 2774 2797 colspan=5 11364

Women AthleteEventRoundTotalRank12345678910Prativa BhujelIndividual accuracy 500 117 500 500 359 500 500 9 500 252323715Trisha Shrestha Bomjan 151 129 395 500 330 161 500 500 500 312297814Prativa BhujelTrisha Shrestha BomjanSabita TamangTeam accuracy 912 336 1395 1500 1189 1161 colspan=4 64937Cross-country 285 353 308 216 248 colspan=5 14106

Pencak silat

Tanding AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankB. K. Vivek KumarMen's –65 kg L 0–5did not advance

Roller sports

Skateboarding AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalResultRankResultRankNeris ThapaMen's street14.315did not advance

Sepak takraw

Men AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankDipesh Jung ThapaSanjeet DhimalRupesh SunarGovinda MagarRabin BhattaraiReguL 0–2L 0–2L 0–2L 0–25did not advanceQuadrantL 0–2L 0–2W 2–0L 0–24did not advance

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSushe Chaudhary10 m air rifle581.042did not advance

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSushmita Nepa10 m air rifle587.146did not advanceKalpana Pariyar594.845did not advance

Mixed team AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSushe ChaudharySushmita Nepa10 m air rifle776.422did not advance

Sport climbing

Speed AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BestRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankPemba SherpaMen's12.00026did not advancePranil Man Shrestha12.26927did not advance

Combined AthleteEventQualificationFinalSpeedPointBoulderPointLeadPointTotalRankSpeedPointBoulderPointLeadPointTotalRankPemba SherpaMen's222219919621did not advancePranil Man Shrestha212220924022did not advance

Squash

Nepal competed in squash competition with 4 athletes. The athletes ended their journey by finished in the first round.

Singles AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAmrit Thapa MagarMen'sL 0–3did not advanceArhant Keshar SimhaL 0–3did not advance

Team AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMagar Amrit ThapaArhant Keshar SimhaRajendra ShekyaGyanu ChaudharyMen'sL 0–3L 0–3L 0–3L 0–3L 0–36did not advance

Swimming

Nepal entered the Games with four swimmers (2 men's and 2 women's). All the swimmers did not advance to the final round.

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankSirish Gurung50 m freestyle26.3346did not advance100 m freestyle57.9240did not advanceShuvam Shrestha50 m breaststroke32.4532did not advance100 m breaststroke1:11.3727did not advance

Women