Kathmandu, August 31: Taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan, who won a historic bronze medal for Nepal at the Paris Paralympics, will receive a cash prize worth Rs 6.5 million from the Nepal government. The government today announced rewarding Palesha with a cash reward worth Rs 6.5 million for her victory at the Paris Paralympics. Palesha won the historic bronze medal for Nepal by defeating the Serbian player in the women's under Taekwondo 57 kg event under the K-44 category match held last night. She defeated Serbia's Marija Michev by 15-8 points to bring a coveted bronze medal for her and the country. She has become the first Nepali athlete to win a medal in the Paralympics. In the first round match held yesterday, she defeated Valeria Morales of Venezuela by 31-0 and made it to the quarterfinals. However, she lost to Brazil's Silvana Fernandezong 10-8 in the quarterfinals. As she was defeated in the second round, she got another chance or repechage, in which she defeated host France's Sefi Carvajnelle by 2-1. People’s News Monitoring Service.