{"id":384830,"date":"2023-02-07T06:06:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=384830"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:06:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:06:44","slug":"dangol-siblings-make-waves-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dangol-siblings-make-waves-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangol siblings make waves in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ashley and Aasish Dangol show off the medals they won during a recent trip to their parents\u2019 homeland of Nepal. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nepal is a landlocked country in the Himalayas, but that didn\u2019t prevent siblings Ashley and Aasish Dangol from making waves in their parent\u2019s homeland.<\/p>\n

The siblings reset a couple of national records and won a bunch of medals when they competed in Nepal late last year.<\/p>\n

Ashley swam the 100m women\u2019s butterfly in 1:7.74 to beat Gaurika Singh\u2019s old mark of 1:9.97, while Aasish completed the 200m breaststroke in 2:29.60 to eclipse the 2:31.25 that belonged to Subham Shrestha.<\/p>\n

In all, the 16-year-old won eight medals during her brief trip to Nepal\u2014six gold and two silver medals.
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Ashley Dangol poses with the medals she won during their brief trip to Nepal (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

She won the 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m butterfly, and 50m butterfly and finished runner-up in the 100m backstroke and 50m backstroke.<\/p>\n

Aasish scored a total of eight medals\u2014three gold, four silver, and one bronze medal.<\/p>\n

The 14-year-old bagged gold in the 200m breaststroke, 200m butterfly, and 400m individual medley. He also won silver in the 1,500m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 400m freestyle, and 200m IM. Aasish then took the bronze in the 100m breaststroke.\u00a0
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Aasish Dangol in a file photo. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Ashley said competing in Nepal was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, being able to swim in Nepal and do well felt amazing. This achievement meant more opportunities for my future and more opportunities to meet new people. I didn\u2019t know what to expect going into the meet, but felt so welcomed during my time there that everything felt even more fun,\u201d said the Albany High School student.<\/p>\n

She dedicated her record and medals to her family\u2014parents, brother, and family in Nepal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be able to do anything without my family here, and it was so exciting to see most of my extended family in October and get to know them more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aasish, meanwhile, said he owes all his success in swimming to his coaches and ever-supportive family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to compete and do well in Nepal meant a lot to me, and I am glad I got to do it. It was a fun experience to meet and race in a new place with new people,\u201d who like her sister also goes to Albany High School.<\/p>\n

As for the siblings representing Nepal in the Olympics, their mother said the country\u2019s laws prevent them from doing so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would love to if we were able to. To be able to, the Nepalese government would have to change their citizenship laws,\u201d said their mother, Ren.<\/p>\n

As for representing the CNMI in the Pacific Games and Micronesian Games, the siblings said it\u2019s something they would love to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be really fun for the kids to come back and swim with everyone on Saipan. They would have a blast,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ashley and Aasish Dangol used to swim for Tsunami Saipan Swimming Center under head coach and CNMI national coach Hiroyuki Kimura.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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