About Laxmi Kunwar
Born 1989. Laxmi Kunwar is a Nepali swimmer.
Laxmi Kunwar is the first Nepali athlete to represent Nepal in swimming at the Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro. She participated in the S6 100m freestyle event.
Personal life At the age of 16, Kunwar fell from a tree while collecting grass in a jungle near her village in Nepal. She sustained a fracture in her spinal cord injuries that paralyzed her legs. Kunwar was forced to drop out of school due to lack of facilities that could support her impairment.
Her family later moved to Kathmandu and she was able to continue her education in Business Administration.
Awards Kunwar was given the Buddha Harmony Bimala Regmi Social Service Award in 2017 by the Buddha Harmony Foundation in Nepal. This was to recognize Kunwar for her contribution towards the society as a whole.
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Who is Laxmi Kunwar?
Nepalese swimmer
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Laxmi Kunwar was born on 29 March 1989 in Nepal.
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Laxmi Kunwar is a swimmer.
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Laxmi Kunwar is Nepali.
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