Nepal won the bronze medal in women's kabaddi at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after losing 48-24 to India in the semifinal at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium.
Nepal booked its place in the semifinals with a 34-25 victory over Sri Lanka in its final group-stage match. The result secured the team a place on the podium in the tournament.
Nepal's kabaddi campaign
The women's team advanced from the group stage after beating Sri Lanka, but India proved too strong in the semifinal. Nepal's bronze was one of the country's achievements at the Games.
Nepal men's cricket campaign ends
Nepal also began its men's cricket campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Group A match at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. After the match against Japan was washed out by rain, Nepal advanced to the quarterfinals as group winners.
The quarterfinal against Sri Lanka was also abandoned because of rain, bringing Nepal's cricket campaign to an end. Read more from Onlinekhabar, MyRepublica and Khabarhub.
