Pokhara, 5 April 2019 / Two day Kurash referees’ seminar has been concluded here in Pokhara. The main aim of this seminar was to develop International referees from Asia to be updated with latest rules of Kurash game.
President of NOC/Member of Parliament Member Jeevan Ram Shrestha was the chief guest in the closing ceremony of International Kurash Referee Seminar-2019 which is an official program of International Kurash Association in which 8 countries had participated namely Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong , Kuwait, Tajikistan, Thailand,& Afghanistan. A lecturer from Thailand was also present in the event in order to train the referees.
NOC President Shrestha congratulated Mr. Dhurba Neupane (President of Nepal Kurash Association) for organizing this program and mentioned that well expertise to the referees was needed to have a free and fair competition so that the seminar will be a milestone to produce technical personnels to organize the International Championship.
The two day program had special guests; Honorable Kusum Kumar Karki, Member provision no. 3 Assembly, Western Regional Sports Development Committee President Sampana Shrestha, Deepak Godar (Treasurer) Kaski district Sports Development Committee; and international special guests from Kuwait- President of Kuwait Kurash Federation Mr. Hameed Farman, President of Hong Kong Kurash Association Mr. Chow, General Secretary of Chinese Taipei Kurash Federation Ms. Kai Feng Chang & Lecturer of International Kurash Association Mr. Pulsak from Thailand.
19 participants from Nepal and 15 participants from other countries were also present in the program.
