Nepal clinched 23 gold medals in the international Invitational Karate and Kickboxing Championship to clinch the team championship award here in Kathmandu.

India claimed three gold and one silver for second position while Bangladesh grabbed three gold and five bronze. Bhutan bagged three gold and two silver.

Nepal’s Sanjay Koju was adjudged best male kumite player while Bangladesh’s Nashima Akhtar was adjudged the best female kumite player. Bhutan’s Dompa Thapa and Nepal’s Rita Maya Koju claimed the best male and female kickboxers title respectively. India, Bhutan and Bangladesh had taken part in the competition.