A recent study has shown a positive increase in the numbers of Nepali Women in the wrestling scene. According to the Nepal Women’s Wrestling Foundation, 119 women wrestlers have burst onto the scene so far.

Bhagwati Khadka Unika, President of the foundation and Nepal’s first international female wrestler, trained many of the 119 up and coming athletes herself. Khadka cites the regularity in their training and participation in competitions as the reason for the recent increase in the number of women wrestlers.

These women in wrestling make decent money, along with competition revenue many have had the opportunity to feature in movies portraying the strong and self-empowered women that they already are.

Khadka, credited as the founder of the entire Women’s wrestling scene in Nepal, herself has so far got the opportunity to work in 63 movies and 11 tele-serials.