Here is to Sangina Baidya. The first Nepali woman to get into Olympics.
"........Sangina Baidya took us to the Olympics and
made sports into a viable career. She came to Kathmandu from Trishuli
after her SLC to join college. She had always been good in sports but
there was no martial arts in Trishuli. Bruce Lee's 'Enter the Dragon'
inspired her to learn taekwondo at Rangashala.
After only three
months of training, Sangina was selected from Bagmati zone to
participate in the national game. "We hadn't expected to win but I won
and everybody began noticing me," says Sangina who is a celebrity
today. Since then till date, she has maintained the National Champion
title in her weight category. As long as she can, she plans to be an
active sportsperson. After that, her goal is to coach and produce young
champions. Says she, "When you aim for something, just go for it. Let
no obstacle be an issue. Always believe in 'I can' and you will."......"