Kabiraj Negi Lama

Kabiraj Negi Lama (कविराज नेगी लामा) (born 20 September 1989 in Dandakharka, Makwanpur) is a former Nepalese taekwondo athlete & National Para Taekwondo Team Coach, who participated in different taekwondo competitions.[1][2][3] He won the Gold Medal in 9th Jeju International Sports for All Taekwondo Championships, Poomsae category in 2009 in South Korea.[4][5]

Kabiraj Negi Lama

National Para Taekwondo Coach, NTA
Personal information
Full name	Kabiraj Negi Lama (कविराज नेगी लामा)
Nickname(s)	Cobs Negi Lama
Nationality	Nepalese
Born	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 Makawanpur, Nepal
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Spouse(s)	Sunita Lama
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record 9th Jeju International Sports for All Taekwondo Championships 2009 South Korea Poomsae

He is the first Coach from Nepali Para Taekwondo to represent Nepal in Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games, held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[6][7] His athlete Palesha Goverdhan won Repechage match against USA and Serbia athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games.[8]

Currently, he is the 5th Dan Black belt from Kukkiwon South Korea & Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) since 2017. He is the first and only Nepali Para Coach to acquire International Coach Certificate, Para Taekwondo Level-II License, conducted by World Para Taekwondo in December 2020.[9] He is the Team Coach of National Para Taekwondo Team, Nepal Taekwondo Association since 2015.[10]

He was the Team Coach in the 20th Asian Cities Taekwondo Championship held in Hong Kong, China in 2016. Later the same year, he participated in Para Taekwondo Course in 2016 in Muju, South Korea.[11] He was the Team Coach participating at the 3rd Asian Para Taekwondo Championship in 2017 in Choenchoun, South Korea where the para athlete Ranjana Dhami won the Bronze Medal in Kyurugi (K-44) category.[12]

His team participated in Gold Coast Open Taekwondo Championship held in Australia in 2018, where he represented the team as the Team Manager.[13] He participated as the team coach at 8th World Para Taekwondo Championship, where athlete Bikram Shrestha won the Bronze Medal, in 2019 in Antalya, Turkey.[14] Later he participated in Para Taekwondo Training Camp in 2019 organized in Miki City, Japan.[15]

His scholar Palesha Goverdhan won gold medal, Shrijana Ghising and Bishal Garbuja won silver and a bronze each respectively at 2021 Asian Youth Para Games. He leaded the para team as the coach to achieve the historical medals in 2021 Asian Youth Para Games.[16]

Lama participated in the Para 4th WT President's Cup Asian Region Taekwondo Championships in March 14, 2022 Tehran, Iran as a coach and his player Shrijana Ghising won a silver medal for Nepal.[17][18]