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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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2006 Serbian film
Punam is a 2006 documentary film about nine-year-old girl Punam Tamang from Bhaktapur, Nepal. It was directed and produced by Natasa Urban and Lucian Muntean, a Serbian independent documentary production duo specializing in telling the stories of working children.
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Japanese modern martial art
Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport, Paralympic sport and Commonwealth Games sport. Judo is the most prominent form of Samurai throws and self-defense competed internationally. Judo was created in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō as an eclectic martial art, distinguishing itself from its predecessors due to an emphasis on "randori" instead of kata alongside its removal of striking and weapon training elements.
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Nepal's judo player Punam Shrestha has been eliminated from the 20th Asian Games taking place in Japan.
KATHMANDU: Nepali judo player Punam Shrestha has been knocked out of the 20th Asian Games being held in Japan. Competing in the women’s under-70 kg category at the Aichi International Arena on Thursday, Shrestha lost to her Indian opponent, ending her campaign in the tournament. With Shrestha’s elimination, Nepal has…