Sangina Baidya was the first Nepali player to qualify for Olympics, started playing taekwondo in 1991 and retired at the age of 34 with two South Asian Games (SAG) gold medals and a gold, a silver and a bronze in Asian Taekwondo Championship. Sangina would remain in taekwondo either as a coach or an official or a referee. Sangina Baidya was qualified for the Athens Olympics 2004.
Sangina have always felt that she did something for the nation; be it winning two gold medals in SAG or Her journey from bronze to gold in Asian Taekwondo Championship or becoming a first player to qualify for the Olympics.