Sahadev bags silver medal in IOFTC Michigan

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 5: Sahadev Shrestha from Nepal has won a silver medal in the 13th International Open Friendship Taekwondo Championship (IOFTC).

Sahadev had participated in the competition at his own expense. Taekwondo teams from eight countries and 11 US states had taken part in the competition held at the University of Michigan on May 13-14.

Sahadev has a long history of participation in IOFTC. He got his first chance to play in an IOFTC tournament in Kathmandu in 2000, some 22 years ago.

Having been awarded a silver medal from the then Crown Prince of Nepal, Dipendra Shah, in IOFTC- Kathmandu, he also won a bronze medal at the 11th edition of the tournament held at Portland in Oregon- under the Pumsae category.