Deepak Bista ( ne, दीपक विष्ट, born 2 July 1976) is a male

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

former player and practitioner. One of the most popular and highly popular sportsperson in Nepal, he competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. On August 8, 2008 at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Bista was the flagbearer for

. Bista is the first Nepalese male athlete Qualification to be selected for the

He won consecutive 2 bronze medals in the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

and historical gold medals 4 times in a row in the

South Asian Games The South Asian Games (SAG or SA Games), formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games (SAFG or SAF Games), is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic C ...

Bista holds the record for highest number of gold medals, tied with

Gaurika Singh Gaurika Singh ( ne, गौरिका सिंह; born 26 November 2002) is a Nepali swimmer. She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight. She has set the record of winning 4 gold medals i ...

, in

References

Deepak Bista's profile at NBC Olympics
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