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The Gurkha Amateur Boxing Club in Maidstone is the first of its kind, founded and managed entirely by an Ex-Gurkha, (Cpl, QGE) Jhapat Sing Bhujel with one sole objective: to transfer his own learnt skills and years of experience into enabling young boxing enthusiasts to reach their full potential. Many of us may be already familiar that Mr. Bhujel, once a feared opponent in the ring who also represented the British Army in some international bouts, is in person the most gentle, kind and positive human being. No wonder then, that although the Gurkha Amateur Boxing Club only started about a year ago, it already has over 40 tutees from all backgrounds, who are all proud to represent and to be associated with the club.
The event on 11th June 2011, which was attended by well over 500 supporters of the club including the local Maidstone Nepalese Community, saw amateur boxers from various boxing clubs from across England fight it out in their different weight/age groups to win at the prestigious match. The atmosphere was ELECTRIFYING, the food equally good and the crowd, super duper enthusiastic! Our hats off to the participants who played up to everyone's expectations and even in triumph or defeat were all dignified.
The tourno also had a joint objective of raising funds for buying better boxing equipments for the club, and the good attendance level was proof enough that there was a lot of support for the cause and that the club had already garnered valuable goodwill from different sections of the society within the short time of its inception. Indeed, at no other Gurkha-organised event so far have we witnessed as much balanced participation from both the Nepalese and the British crowd.
Next year, the organisers have promised to make it even bigger and better as more clubs have now shown interest to participate as well! As members of the wider Gurkha Nepalese society, let us all come together to show our solidarity with this humble ex-Gurkha who continues to make us all so proud. Afterall, Kent (and the South East) has no shortage of Gurkhas, ex-Gurkhas, Nepalese living in the vicinity- all it takes is for every individual to want to support our fellow brother in raising the Gurkhas' profile in doing such great positive deeds in society.
Below we have over 190 pictures of the event and a brief catch-up with the man himself after the event. IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY, YOU MAY NOTICE A VERY HIGH PROFILE BRITISH BOXING FIGURE AMONGST THE CROWD! Next year we plan to bring you brief interviews with the participants and winners too (sincere apologies for the background noise)!
WELL DONE AND BEST WISHES ONCE AGAIN, TO THE GURKHA AMATEUR BOXING CLUB IN MAIDSTONE!!!
(WE ARE GRATEFUL TO DR. GAURAV GURUNG AND MR. DINESH KHADKA (MNC) FOR KINDLY FORWARDING US THESE PICTURES)
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BRIEF EVENT UPDATE BY MAIDSTONE NEPALESE COMMUNITY P.R. MR. HARI GURUNG
मेडस्टोन नेपाली समाज द्वारा मुक्केबाजी ( Boxing ) को आयोजना
यहि जून ११ तारिख का दिन मेडस्टोन नेपाली समाज को आयोजना तथा Maidstone Gurkha Boxing Club को अगुआइमा Mote Leasure Centre मेडस्टोन मा भब्य मुक्के बाजी प्रतियोगिता सम्पन्न भएको थियो . विभिन्न तौल समूह को १४ स्पर्धा हुने भनिएता पनि विविध कारणले गर्दा ९ स्पर्धा मात्र सम्भव भएको थियो. यस्तो कार्यक्रम बेलायत वासी नेपालीहरुद्वारा गरिएको पहिलो यो पटक हो भने मेडस्टोन मा नै पनि पहिलो पटक भएको जानकारी यस Borough का Councillor ले दिनु भएको थियो. यो कार्यक्रमको मूल उद्देश्य नेपालका र ब्रिटिश आर्मी का ख्याती प्राप्त भू. पू. खेलाडी तथा Maidstone Gurkha Boxing Club का प्रमुख प्रशिक्षक श्री झपटसिंग भुजेल द्वारा संचालित सो Club लाई परिमार्जन गर्नको लागि आवश्यक अर्थ संकलन का साथै क्लवको प्रचार प्रसार पनि थियो. कार्यक्रमलाई रोचक बनाउनको लागि स्थानीय रेस्टुरेन्टहरु द्वारा प्रायोजित राफल ड्र र सान1 नानीहरु द्वारा दुइवटा स्वागत नृत्य पनि प्रस्तुत गरिएको थियो. केन्ट काउन्टी काउन्सिलर Dan Daily को प्रमुख आतिथ्यमा संचालन भएको उक्त कार्यक्रममा विभिन्न प्रठीस्थित व्यक्तिहरुबाट पुरस्कार वितरण भएको थियो. यो प्रतियोगितामा श्री नरेश थापा उत्क्रिस्ठ मुक्केवाज ठहर गरिएका थिए. Maidstone Nepalese Community का अद्ध्यक्ष ले. दाम बहादुर गुरुङले उत्क्रिस्ठ मुक्केवाजलाई पुरस्कृत गरे पश्चात कार्यक्रम सफल बनाउन सहयोग पुरयाउने सबै विशेष गरी चार जना काउन्सिलरहरु जसले आर्थिक सहयोग गरेका थिए लाइ धन्यवाद दिदै कार्यक्रम समापन भएको घोषणा गर्नु भएको थियो.
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I missed it big time.Next year would do my best to be here during the period. Looking back on pictures and video,it rocked.well done Jap and keep up the good work as usual and always. Khil Thapa Gurkha Adventures
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Universal Gurkha
2 years 4 days ago
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thanks Jhapat Sir for your vision and commitment. well done for this great event!
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Salina Thapa
2 years 4 days ago
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I loved dancing even though there was a bit of teh stge fright because tehre were english peoople! :( The boxing i didn't get at all! :/ But still the rest of the party was i think one of te bestest one i've been to! :) Hope there's another party like this again!!!! :D
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Ratna Limbu
2 years 4 days ago
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One of the best event! Well organized, good performance by the boxers, delicious nepalese cuisine and many more. Well done! Participants and audiences were from all works of lives and different communities - a good step forward to an integration. Well done to Maidstone ABC and Maidstone Nepalese Community and good luck for the future event
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it's great whan it's all ogranized well:)
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nice students' performance!
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DK
2 years 5 days ago
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Well organised & good performance by the students, good support and help by MNC members!
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sanjay thapa
2 years 6 days ago
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Jhapat dai, hats off to you and your team! what a great effort and wish you all the very best. God bless you!
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sanjay thapa
2 years 6 days ago
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Jhapat dai, hats off to you and your team. What a great effort please keep up the good work. God bless you and all the best!
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great pics and good video:) It was surely a wonderful event:)
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T.Rai
2 years 6 days ago
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WEll done the organisers, boxing club, Maidstone Gurkha Nepalese supporters & good luck for the future, proud to see so many young talents under Gurkha coach, keep it up mate!
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Nandahang
2 years 6 days ago
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Jhapat dai what a fantastic job, it will reflect our whole Gurkhali and Nepali around the world, not only within the UK, all the best for future...
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Jhapat dai great job done,all the best & keep up...
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