Mohan Bam, also known as ''Mohan Judo'' (
Nepali : मोहन बम, born 12 June 1991), is a
Nepalese judoka
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winning the gold medal at 39th Australian Judo Championship, First South Asian Sambo Championship and Oceania Judo Union Kata Championship, bronze medal at Southern Cross International Open Judo Championship organised by Australian Judo Federation in 2014.
In 2018, Mohan competed in the Hohhot Grand Prix (China), he returned to Australia in time to compete in the Australian National Championships held on the Gold Coast, Queensland where he won, with partner Edmund Yuen, the Gold Medal in Nage no Kata, for the 5th consecutive year.
Mohan Bam has spent most of 2018 and 2019 competing on the Olympic World Judo Circuit having competed in Baku at the World Championships and attending the Budapest Grand Slam, Zagreb Grand Prix and Tokyo World Championships.
In 2019 Bam was a facilitator of the Judo World Tour where a small group of Judoka from France and Ireland travelled to Nepal to share knowledge and skills.
Bam also had featured at 127 judo techniques with Olympian
Matt D'Aquino at Hills Sports Academy of
Canberra
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2022 sees Mohan Bam open a new Judo Club in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. It is the first time Judo has been offered in the sea-side city for many years.
References
External links
Profile – Judo InsideA quiet heroSouthasianmedia talks of Mohan BamAustralian National Judo Champuonship -2016
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1991 births
Living people
Nepalese male judoka
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