{"id":"kushal-shrestha","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-shrestha","language":"en","name":"Kushal Shrestha","name_en":"Kushal Shrestha","name_ne":null,"description":"Nepalese karate player","headline":"Nepalese karate player","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Kushal Shrestha (Nepali: कुशल श्रेष्ठ; born August 17, 1982) is a former Nepalese Karate player and the National Karate Team's head coach. He was born in Dhankuta, Koshi Province, Nepal. Currently, he is preparing the Nepali National Karate Team as a head coach for the 19th Asian Games, which are going to be held in China from September 23 to October 8, 2023.","summary_more":["He is the most popular player and coach in the history of Nepalese Karate. He started his career at the age of 8. Now, he holds a black belt at the World Shotokan Karate Academy RyuKyu 6th Dan (Godan) from Sweden. He represents Nepal in various Karate tournaments across the globe. Notable participation was the 10th South Asian Games held in Sri Lanka, winning a gold with one silver and two bronze medals."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"17 August 1982","date":"1982-08-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118955350#P569"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118955350#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"karateka","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9017214"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118955350#P106"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushal_Shrestha","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118955350"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Kushal Shrestha born?","a":"Kushal Shrestha was born on 17 August 1982."}],"related":[{"name":"Jitu Rai","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jitu-rai"},{"name":"Anjan Bista","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anjan-bista"},{"name":"Binod Bhandari","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/binod-bhandari"},{"name":"Dipendra Singh Airee","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/dipendra-singh-airee"},{"name":"Jitendra Mukhiya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jitendra-mukhiya"},{"name":"Karan KC","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/karan-kc"},{"name":"Sagar Pun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sagar-pun"},{"name":"Aditya Chaudhary","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aditya-chaudhary"},{"name":"Ananta Tamang","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ananta-tamang"},{"name":"Anil Mandal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anil-mandal"},{"name":"Jagajeet Shrestha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jagajeet-shrestha"},{"name":"Kushal Bhurtel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-bhurtel"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/kushal-shrestha-c192d97fdc.jpg","width":400,"height":400,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Dipeshdhakal2076","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kushal_Shrestha_Karate_Player.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Kushal Shrestha","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushal_Shrestha","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q118955350","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118955350","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Kushal Shrestha Karate Player.jpg by Dipeshdhakal2076 (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kushal_Shrestha_Karate_Player.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Kushal Shrestha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kushal Shrestha Karate Player.jpg — Dipeshdhakal2076, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Kushal Shrestha\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-shrestha. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T15:28:16Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-shrestha","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-shrestha","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/kushal-shrestha?lang=ne"}}