Career
Before her sporting career ended in 2009, Baidya trained for Central Dojang Taekwondo Club in her native Kathmandu, under her personal coach and master Nastu Bahadur Bisural. Baidya started playing taekwondo at the age of sixteen. Moreover, Baidya became a quarterfinalist in the women"s flyweight class at the 1995 World Taekwondo Championships in Manila, Philippines, and accepted several prestigious awards for her full dedication to the sport, including three as the sportswoman of the year by Nepal Sports Journalist Forum (1996, 1997, and 2003).
Holding her distinction of becoming the nation"s first ever taekwondo squad, Baidya qualified for the Nepalese squad in the women"s flyweight class (49 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Earlier in the process, she placed third and booked her place on the Nepalese team from the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.