Breaking the traditional boundaries, Juni Rai has not only stepped out of her comfort zone but made the entire nation proud when she bagged gold in the 13th South Asian Games, 2019 in wushu.

30-year-old Juni Rai, from Ilam, is a national and international wushu player.

Now she is serving the nation as the Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of Nepal police and has been involved in Nepal police from 2072 BS.

With the thought of making herself stronger and learning about self-defense Rai first started Wushu in 2068.

After some time she fell in love with the sport and has been involved ever since. As the fondness grew, she wanted to get into the sport professionally and create a space for herself in the wushu world.

Once she started winning a few medals it added fuel to the fire and pushed her even more. Rai says, “As I got through my journey, I dreamt of achieving more. For this I worked hard every day which made me what I am today”.

Rai considers Indian Boxer, Mary Kom her role model and inspiration. Rai says, “I got inspired by the senior athletes and coaches too; they’ve always helped and supported me”.