# Phupu Lhamu Khatri

_Nepalese judoka_

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> Phupu Lhamu Khatri (Nepali: फुपु लामु खत्री; born 5 October 1996) is a Nepali female judoka and Olympian. She won a gold medal for Nepal at the 2016 South Asian Games, and went on to bag the Female Player of the Year Award at the NSJF Pulsar Sports Award in the same year.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 October 1996 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19680748#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Lelep ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19680748#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19680748#P27))
- **Occupation:** judoka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19680748#P106))

## About

Khatri has been playing for the senior team since 2012. She claimed a silver medal in Ranking Judo held in Hong Kong in 2015. In the same year, she claimed bronze in the JUA Junior Championship held in Macau. For her gold medal haul in SAG, she eased past her opponents from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan by ippon before beating an Indian opponent for gold.

Khatri represented Nepal in the Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 63 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was defeated by Maricet Espinosa of Cuba in the round of 32. In light of her excellent performance in the South Asian Games, she was also chosen to be the flag bearer for Nepal at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

## Questions

**When was Phupu Lhamu Khatri born?**  
Phupu Lhamu Khatri was born on 5 October 1996 in Lelep.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Phupu Lhamu Khatri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phupu_Lhamu_Khatri) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): फुपु लामु खत्री](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19680748](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19680748) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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