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The VA Rhinos Soccer Club etched their name into Virginia sports history by capturing their first-ever international championship at the 3rd Himalayan Dynamos Balti Cup (40+ Division) in Brampton, Canada. Making a stellar international debut, the veteran Virginia squad delivered a remarkable tournament performance, remaining undefeated throughout the competition. The team capped off their historic run with a thrilling 2\u20131 victory over the Toronto Sports Club in a highly contested championship final, bringing the prestigious trophy back home to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This landmark achievement marks the very first time a Virginia-based Nepali soccer club has clinched a title in an international tournament. The historic victory has created a massive wave of pride across the entire Nepali community in Virginia, setting a new competitive benchmark for future generations of local players. Alongside the team trophy, individual excellence shone bright as VA Rhinos swept the tournament\u2019s top honors, with Jackson Sunwar named Most Valuable Player (MVP), Rajeev Shrestha winning Best Goalkeeper, and Bigyan Shrestha taking home Best Defender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team management emphasized that the historic milestone was built entirely on the deep dedication of its veteran players, coaching staff, and community supporters who believed in the club\u2019s competitive vision from day one. In celebrating the victory, the VA Rhinos extended their sincere gratitude to key community sponsors\u2014including NRNA USA, Realtors for VA- Aashis sangraula, Vishal Karki, Madhu KC, Ganesh Panday, Bharat Subedi, Binod Bastola (Loan Officer), and Everest HVAC. Organizers noted that this generous backing played a vital role in empowering the team to successfully represent the Virginia diaspora on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The VA Rhinos Soccer Club etched their name into Virginia sports history by capturing their first-ever international championship at the 3rd Himalayan Dynamos Balti Cup (40+ Division) in Brampton, Canada. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_28862978113291940_720947087772779":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[23,24,22],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-nepal-soccer-club","tag-nepali-in-dmv","tag-va-rhino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}