Kabiraj Negi Lama

Kabiraj Negi Lama (कविराज नेगी लामा) (born 20 September 1989 in Makwanpur) is a former Nepalese taekwondo athlete & National Para Taekwondo Team Coach, who participated in different taekwondo competitions. He won the Gold Medal in 9th Jeju International Sports for All Taekwondo Championships, Poomsae category in 2009 in South Korea. He is the first Coach from Nepali Para Taekwondo to represent Nepal in Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games, held on 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1] Currently, he is the 5th Dan Black belt from Kukkiwon South Korea & Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) - 2017. He is the first and only Nepali Para Coach to acquire International Coach Certificate, Para Taekwondo Level-II License, conducted by World Para Taekwondo in December 2020.[2] He is the Team Coach of National Para Taekwondo Team, Nepal Taekwondo Association since 2015.[3] He was the Team Coach in the 20th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship held in Hong Kong, China in 2016. Later the same year, he participated in Para Taekwondo Course in 2016 in Muju, South Korea.[4] He was the Team Coach participating at the 3rd Asian Para Taekwondo Championship in 2017 in Choenchoun, South Korea where the para athlete Ranjana Dhami won the Bronze Medal in Kyurugi (K-44) category.[5]

Kabiraj Negi Lama
National Para Taekwondo Coach, NTA
Personal information
Full nameKabiraj Negi Lama (कविराज नेगी लामा)
Nickname(s)Cobs Negi Lama
NationalityNepalese
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989
Makawanpur, Nepal
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Spouse(s)Sunita Lama
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
9th Jeju International Sports for All Taekwondo Championships
2009 South Korea Poomsae

His team participated in Gold Coast Open Taekwondo Championship held in Australia in 2018, where he represented the team as the Team Manager.[6] He participated as the team coach at 8th World Para Taekwondo Championship, where athlete Bikram Shrestha won the Bronze Medal, in 2019 in Antalya, Turkey.[7] Later he participated in Para Taekwondo Training Camp in 2019 organized in Miki City, Japan.[8] His athlete Palesha Goverdhan won Repechage match against USA and Serbia athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games.[9]

References
  1. "पलेशा गोवर्धन श्रेष्ठः पारालिम्पिक्सको तेक्वान्दोमा नेपाली खेलाडीले पदक जित्ने सम्भावना कति? - BBC News नेपाली".
  2. "Lama gets license - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News".
  3. "Reference at nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com".
  4. "कुँवर र लामाद्वारा पारा तेक्वान्दो कोर्ष पूरा – Sourya Online".
  5. "Dhami claims bronze - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News".
  6. "तेक्वान्दोका पदक विजेता अस्ट्रेलियामा सम्मानित - Khelpati".
  7. "Nepal wins bronze in World Para Taekwondo Championship - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News".
  8. "Nepali taekwondo athletes visit Japan in bid to reach Tokyo 2020 Paralympics".
  9. "Taekwondo - Paralympic Athletes, Photos & Events".


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