Sipora Gurung

Sipora Gurung is a Nepalese national women athlete, volleyball player, actress and beauty pageant winner. She was the top 5 finalist of Miss Nepal 2013 and winner of the Miss Talent title that year. She was born and raised in Pokhara. She is the youngest daughter of Moti Lal Gurung and Seti Ghising Gurung. She got recognition as the best volleyball player of Nepal at the age of 16. At the age of 13, she became the youngest player at the 10th South Asian Games held in Sri Lanka, where she won a bronze medal for Nepal. She sustained knee injury during a volleyball match at age 18 and has since been unable to play. She has been the Nepal champion of 200m and 400m. Her name means "beautiful bird" in Hebrew language.