The Nepal Olympic Committee has honoured two of the country's female sports personalities ©NOC

The Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) has honoured two of the country's female sports personalities.

Both Lalita Paneru and Rajdevi Manandhar were recognised with a plaque and a cheque for NPR25,000 (£170/$225/€200).

Paneru is the oldest working employee at the Nepal National Sports Council while Manandhar is a badminton player in the Asian nation.

Jeevan Ram Shrestha, the President of the NOC, made the presentations and congratulated both women for their contribution to sport.

Shrestha also used the event to thank Jyoti Rana, President of the Women and Sports Commission at the NOC.

Rana had organised the event to celebrate the two women.

Nepal won one medal, in paragliding, at last year's Asian Games ©Getty Images
Nepal won one medal, in paragliding, at last year's Asian Games ©Getty Images

"Even today, in the 21st century, women are still disregarded by society," Shrestha said. 

"But these attitudes are changing drastically as women empowerment is also a part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 2030." 

Last month, the NOC honoured the country's paralgliding team which brought back Nepal's only medals from the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.

Bimal Adhikari, Bijay Gautam, Sushil Gurung, Yukesh Gurung and Bishal Thapa combined to finish second in the team cross-country event in Indonesia.