Nabita Shrestha named as People’s Choice Award
Nabita Shrestha claims People’s Choice Award for her remarkable effort in the tennis court.
Table tennis player Nabita Shrestha bagged the people’s choice award decided through SMS votes and Facebook likes.
Nabita received 150,511 votes as her closest competitor volleyball player Pratibha Mali got 116,956 votes.
Nabita shrestha received more votes and more likes than footballer Navayug shrestha and volleyball player Pratibha mali to win the award. She received a Pulsar motorbike.
Footballer Nawayug Shrestha, weightlifter Tara Devi Pun and cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane were other nominees.
Five-time national champion Nabita won bronze medal in women’s doubles event in the 12th South Asian Games held in India. Elina Maharjan was her pair in the event. She also defeated players from Estonia and Pakistan during World Team Table Tennis Championship. She made it to the knockout stage in the 28th Summer Universiade beating opponents of Algeria and Sierra Leone.
Nabita, who leapfrogged to 429th positions in world ranking, is the current national champion.
“Knowing that table tennis has also been nominated made me feel proud. The achievement also showed that table tennis is also played in Nepal. It will motivate other players too,” said Nabita.
