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Nayana Shakya

नयना शाक्य

Nepalese swimmer

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Nayana Shakya (Nepali: नयना शाक्य) (born May 10, 1982) is a Nepalese former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. Shakya qualified for the women's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:34.99. She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including Bolivia's Katerine Moreno, who competed at her third Olympics since 1988. She posted a lifetime best of 1:32.92 to edge out Rwanda's Pamela Girimbabazi for a seventh seed by nearly 18 seconds. Shakya failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.

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She was also a member of the Nepal basketball team until 2014.

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When was Nayana Shakya born?
Nayana Shakya was born on 10 May 1982 in Kathmandu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Nayana Shakya · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q16222041 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 9 November 2026

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"Nayana Shakya". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nayana-shakya. Retrieved 9 November 2026.

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