Nisha Rawal (taekwondo)

Nisha Rawal (born 11 September 1995) is a Nepalese taekwondo practitioner who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[4] Nisha faced a defeat at the first round of the olympics with the eventual gold medalist shyuin Zheng of China with the score of 2-0[5] Rawal conceded a late point as she faced a 4-3 defeat at the hands of former world champion and 2008 Beijing Olympics bronze medal winner Epangue at the repechage round[6] Rawal played taekwondo for a long time as an athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association.

She won a gold medal at the 2014 Mt Everest International Open Taekwondo Championships, held in her home country.

[1][8] After this, Rawal Went on to win Asian cities Taekwondo Championship She competed at the 2015 Summer Universiade games held in Gwangju, South Korea.

[1][4] In May 2016 Rawal was one of four athletes offered a wildcard by the Tripartite Commission to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics due to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.