Four categories for the Pulsar Sports Awards Announced:
Nominations of four categories have been made public on Tuesday under the 17th edition of the 'NSJF Pulsar Sports Award' organized by Nepal Sports Journalist. The Nepal Sports Journalists Forum has organized a program and announced the names of the players and coaches nominated in four categories.
As every year, the forum has made public the nominations of men, women, young players, and coaches of the year. Bikesh Kuthu of football, Gopichandra Parki of athletics, Kamal Shrestha of taekwondo, Mandekaji Shrestha of karate, and Subash Tamang of golf have been nominated for the man of the year award.
Anu Adhikari of Karate, Ayesha Shakya of Taekwondo, Gaurika Singh of Swimming, Santoshi Shrestha of Athletics and Soni Gurung of Triathlon have been nominated for Women's Player of the Year.
Sanju Chaudhary of Weightlifting, Sina Limbu Maden of Taekwondo, Subash Tamang of Golf, Poonam Shrestha of Judo, and Bhupen Shrestha of Taekwondo have been nominated for the Young Player of the Year award.
The 11-member selection committee formed under the coordination of Secretary of Nepal Sports Journalists Forum Govinda Regmi had selected the players and coaches. According to Regmi, the players were selected on the basis of their performance and achievements in the national and international competitions held in 2076 BS.
Earlier, the organizing forum has made public the nominations for the People's Choice category. The voting line of Gaurika Singh of swimming, Mandekaji Shrestha of karate, Aruna Shahi of volleyball, Sadina Shrestha of basketball, and Savitra Bhandari of football is continuing in the People's Choice category. The winner of the People's Choice category will be selected on the basis of voting through the e-sewa, Facebook Like, members of the organizing Nepal Sports Journalists Forum, and head coaches of various national associations.
The Pulsar Sports Awards will also honor Mercury Athletes, Specials, Lifetime Achievement, Team of the Year Awards, and International Sports Journalists. From this year, the Para-athletics award will be given as 'Para-athletics honor', according to the organizers.
The winners of the Men's, Women's, Trainer, and People's Choice categories of the year will receive the Pulsar Motorcycle Award. The winners of other categories will get attractive gift hampers from Kelmi, Dish Home along with Rs 50,000 each. The award ceremony will be held semi-virtually at the Karate Hall of Satdobato in Lalitpur on the 28th of Poush.
