By Sachit Subba • Other Sports • Sep 20, 2026 15:13 PM • 47 views
Nepal suffered a severe blow on Sunday at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya. The nation was quickly eliminated in both table tennis and wushu. The women's volleyball team delivered the day's only major win, keeping its hopes of reaching the tournament finals alive in the lower classification groups.
The table tennis teams suffered heavy losses against top-level opponents. The women's side lost all three matches to China, a strong tournament team. Chen Yi beat Evana Thapa 11 - 1, 11 - 6 and 1- 5. Nabita Shrestha lost 11 - 4, 11 - 3 and 11 - 4 to Kuai Man. Yongyi Poudel also lost to Fan Suhan, 11-1, 11- 5, and 11-1. China secured the tie early and did not need to play the fourth and fifth matches.
The men's team got the same result against Chinese Taipei; they also lost three games by a score of zero. Rubin Maharjan lost to Lin Yun Ju 11 - 5, 11 - 1, and 11 - 7. Sanyog Kapali lost to Hung Jin 11 - 5, 11 - 5, and 11 - 4. Gananjay Dahal also failed to score in his last set and lost 11-3, 11-2, and 11 - 0.
Currently, eleven Nepali athletes are competing in wushu competitions in the Taolu and Sanda disciplines, but they have not achieved high rankings. Vijay Sinjali placed 19th out of 21 competitors in the Changquan event and scored 9.146 points. Athletes from Macau took the top positions in this event, with scores above 9.720 points. Sabita Rai finished 10th out of 14 competitors in the Taijiquan and Taijijian category and earned 9.183 points. Tong Xin won the gold medal with 9.783 points.
The women's volleyball team offered Nepal a rare source of optimism. They beat Kyrgyzstan in straight sets at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium: 20-25, 25-16, and 25-20. This playoff game decides the rankings from ninth to fourteenth place. As a result of their victory, Nepal will move on to the next classification round and will play Hong Kong on Monday; if they win that game, they will take part in the ninth-place contest. They will be competing for international ranking points.
The 20th Asian Games, which are being held in Nagoya, feature thousands of top competitors. Nepal has sent athletes to take part in 21 different sports. On Sunday, Nepal won five medals across all sports, including four in karate and one in volleyball. The karate team had the highest expectations for medal performance, but they did not meet them. These classification matches show Nepal's actual position in Asian athletics.
