Nepali Karate player Arika Gurung won a silver medal in the 20th Asian Senior Karate Championship.
Gurung finished second in the final match of women’s 68 plus kg weight category organized by the Asian Karate Federation in Hangzhou of China on Sunday after being defeated Vietnam's player Nguyen Thi Ngoan by a scoreline of 6-0.
Earlier in the semi-final match, Gurung defeated Thailand's player Kewalin Songlin 8-0 to reach the final.
Gurung's silver medal marks the first medal for Nepal in the Asian Karate Championship. Gurung had recently won the NSJF Player of the Year award. -- RSS