The organizers of the 18th edition of Pulsar Sports Awards held in Kathmandu yesterday expressed their regret in awarding one of the prizes. That award was the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was posthumously awarded to Sharad Chandra Shah, who had made significant contributions to the Nepali sports sector.

The late Shah had been the member secretary of the National Sports Council for 11 years. During his tenure, the physical infrastructure of sports was connected from Mechi Zone in the east to Mahakali Zone in the west of Nepal, which the current management is finding difficult to maintain.