Katari wins second Shikhar Dhakal Memorial U-17 T-1 National Rugby title
SINDHULI:- Katari Municipality has won the titles of the 2nd Shikhar Dhakal Memorial U-17 T-1 National Rugby Tournament (for both men and women).
Katari secured both titles by defeating the host Fikkal Rural Municipality’s women’s and men’s teams in the final matches held on Monday at Khangsang in Fikkal Rural Municipality, Sindhuli.
In the women’s final, Katari defeated Fikkal 1–0, while the men’s team also beat the Fikkal team 2–1.
Along with the title, Katari won the championship trophy and a cash prize of 30,000, while runners-up Fikkal settled for 20,000.
Similarly, in the women’s category, Budhanilkantha Municipality secured third place by defeating Tokha Municipality 1–0. In the men’s category, the third-place finish was secured by defeating Budhanilkantha 3–0—a match that went into extra time and was decided based on fouls.
The game had proceeded to extra time after neither team managed to score during regulation time. Both teams that finished third received a trophy along with a cash prize of 10,000.
In the competition, Sanamika Magar of champion team Katari was declared the best female player and Shishir Dhakal of Fikkal, the runner-up in the male category, were both declared the best player and received trophies.
Trophies, medals, and certificates were distributed to the winning and runner-up players by the chief guest of the closing ceremony—Nepal Rugby Association President Deepak Devkota—along with other dignitaries, including Fikkal Rural Municipality Chairperson and Association Board Member Parbati Sunuwar, Rugby Association General Secretary Govinda Ghimire, Rural Municipality Vice-Chairperson Raju Baral, the late Shikhar Dhakal’s father Khagendra Dhakal, Sunkoshi Secondary School Principal Laxmi Ghimire, and Bagmati Province Rugby Association Board Member Prakash Baral.
