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Rajendra Kumar Pradhan Pradhan honoured with lifetime achievement award- Rajendra Kumar Pradhan, Nepal's first weightlifter to participate in the Olympics, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The 69-year-old Pradhan, who cannot speak or hear, has been actively involved in sports for the past five decades.
 * Wife = Subhadra Pradhan
 * Siblings = Narendra Kumar Pradhan, Laxmi Baidhya, Devendra Kumar Pradhan, Nish Shrestha

Also a bodybuilder, Pradhan’s sports journey began at the age of 17 when he won the titles of Mr Kathmandu and the Strongest Man of Kathmandu. Pradhan made history by becoming Nepal's first weightlifting champion in 1978. Two years later, he further solidified his legacy by becoming the first Nepali weightlifting Olympian at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.

Pradhan’s dedication to the sport extended beyond his own achievements. He was a weightlifting coach and referee at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, the 1999 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, and the 2006 South Asian Games in Sri Lanka.

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