Deepak Bista Explained

Deepak Bista
Father:Mahabir Bista
Mother:Kalawati Devi Bista
Native Name:दीपक विष्ट
Spouse:Ayasha Shakya
Birth Date:1976 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Nepal
Height:179 cm
Sport:Taekwondo
Event:Kyorugi
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Deepak Bista (Nepali: दीपक विष्ट, born 2 July 1976) is a male Nepalese taekwondo former player and practitioner. One of the most popular and highly popular sportsperson in Nepal, he competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for Nepal.[1]

Bista is the first Nepalese male athlete Qualification to be selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics[2] He won two consecutive bronze medals in the Asian Games and a historical four consecutive gold medals in the South Asian Games.[3]

Bista is an undefeated player in South Asian Region and holds the record for the highest number of gold medals, tied with Gaurika Singh,[4] in the South Asian Games.[5]

Bista played taekwondo for a long time as a athlete in the Nepal Taekwondo Association then he officially retired from taekwondo in 2015.[6] In 2021, he was elected as president of Nepal Olympian Association.[7]

Personal life

Deepak Bista married Ayasha Shakya in 2011.[8] They have two sons.[9]

Awards and Prizes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berkeley . Geoff . 20 March 2022 . Beijing 2008 flagbearer included on 12-person judging panel for Nepal NOC Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206035333/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1120781/nepal-noc-awards-selection-committee . 2023-02-06 . 2023-05-09 . Inside the Games.
  2. Web site: Deepak BISTA Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age.
  3. News: Acharya . Mahesh . 2006-08-28 . 10th SA Games: Satisfactory overall . . live . 2023-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230206040813/https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/10th-sa-games-satisfactory-overall . 2023-02-06.
  4. Web site: Acharya . Mahesh . 10 December 2019 . Gaurika equals Bista's SAG golds record . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508193049/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/gaurika-singh-equals-deepak-bista-sag-golds-record/ . 2021-05-08 . 2023-05-09 . The Himalayan Times.
  5. News: Deepak Bista.
  6. Web site: 2015-02-01 . Bista signs off with car . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510152640/https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2015/02/01/bista-signs-off-with-car . 2023-05-10 . 2023-05-10 . . English.
  7. Web site: 2021-09-30 . Bista elected as President of the Olympians Association . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510152640/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/118889/ . 2023-05-10 . 2023-05-10 . . en.
  8. Web site: राजवंशी . निरञ्जन . 2021-01-02 . आलोचना र सङ्घर्षबाट माथि उठेको सबैभन्दा सफल खेलाडी जोडी . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203150355/https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news-55513140 . 2023-02-03 . 2023-02-04 . . ne.
  9. Web site: राई . विवेक . 2019-12-02 . मैले पाएका स्वर्ण पदक दुई छोरालाई: आयशा शाक्य . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230513015824/https://www.setopati.com/sports/South-Asian-Games/194798/ . 2023-05-13 . 2023-05-10 . Setopati . ne.
  10. Web site: 2023-04-14 . दीपक विष्टसहित २२ खेलकर्मीले पाए सरकारी पदक . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510000000/https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2023/04/1292497/ . 2023-05-10 . 2023-04-14 . . ne.