Kathmandu. Nepal's Rakesh Manandhar has won a gold medal at the World Shito-Ryu Karate Championship held in Yokohama, Japan. He won the gold medal by performing excellently in the men's 55 kg weight category. Rakesh made his way to the gold medal by performing impressively in various stages of the competition. Earlier, in the 20th Asian Games, he had presented a strong contender for Nepal in the 55 kg weight category. In the Asian Games, he reached the semi-finals by defeating Thailand's Natkrit Ingloi 9-0. However, he was defeated 7-0 by Uzbekistan's Khalimov Khumoyunmirzo in the semi-finals. He was then...