Purna Bahadur Magar of Tribhuvan Army Club and Sony Khadka of Bhaktapur were awarded with the Player of the Year (PoY) Award by the Nepal International Taekwondo Federation (NITF) on Sunday.

Both the players had won double gold medal at the national meet. Gham Bahadur Thapa was declared the best coach and Nawalparasi District ITF Association won the best district association award.

The function was organised to mark the 20th anniversary of NITF.

NITF also gave away Rs 50,000 to former player Suraj Kunwar who is suffering from kidney problems. (PR)