Asian Games Teams

Nepali badminton team busy training for Asiad

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-04 10:15

KATHMANDU -  Badminton players in Nepal are busy in training for the 16th Asian Games as they only focus to improve their ranking and gain experiences through the games.

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Uday Kumar Shrestha, national coach said Wednesday that the players have sufficient equipment for the training which will help them to perform well in the Asian Games. "The powerhouses of badminton are in Asia so it is worth less saying we are expecting medals in this event."

"This event is for the nation pride so all major players participate in the event for their country so it is difficult for the nation like us to expect medals", Shrestha further added. This will be the practice for the Nepali team for the upcoming tournaments further added Shrestha.

Ladies team had faced injury earlier, now they have recovered and are ready for the Asian games. Top seeded players Sara Devi Tamang and Sujana Shrestha had knee injury during the National Badminton Championship.

Coach Shrestha said that their training with the similar competitor has helped them to improve their games. "If the players continue the same training style, this will help them to perform well in the Asian Games".

Ratna Jit Tamang, Bikash Shrestha, SaraDevi Tamang and Sujana Shrestha will be participating in the Asian Games. These players will take part in the Men's Single, Women's Single, Men's doubles, Women's Double and Mixed Doubles. In the mixed doubles Sajana and RatnaJit are the pair while Bikash and Sara are the next pair.