New national record in athletics

Kathmandu, June 11: Two athletes have set a new national record in the ongoing 15th Central President Running Shield Competition.

In the competition held at Dasarath Stadium at Tripureshwor today, Prabin Rana Magar from Bagmati Province set a new record in the junior boys’ 100-metre race, clocking an impressive 10.76 seconds. Also, Sangita BK of Sudurpaschim Province set a new benchmark in the junior girls’ 400-meter race, completing it in 1 minute 01.19 seconds. Prabin shattered the previous record of Ashish Chaudhary, who had clocked 10.90 seconds, while Sangita broke Aruna Rija’s earlier record of 1 minute 01.30 seconds.

According to the organizer, the National Sports Council, both winners will walk home with a cash prize of Rs 10,000 each. In the junior boys’ 100-metre race, Sujan Mandal of Koshi Province stood second, and Lumbini Province’s Shuvam Bom secured third position. Likewise, Anisha Tharu of Bagmati Province became second, and Anushka Adhikari of Karnali Province finished third in the junior girls’ 100-metre race.

Similarly, Bagmati Province’s Dina Gopali won the senior girls’ 100-metre race. She covered the distance in 12.81 seconds while Aarushi Bhattarai of Lumbini Province became second, followed by Anushka Adhikari of Gandaki Province in third. Furthermore, Karnali Province’s Dhirendra BK emerged victorious in the boys’ 400-metre race clocking 51.89 seconds. Gandaki Province’s Prakash Mahato became the first runner and Sudurpaschim Province’s Bikram Bista finished third.

Moreover, Abhinash Sunar clinched the first position in the boys’ high-jump category clearing 1.68 meters. Sudurpaschim Province’s Ujjwal Kumar BK stood second and Gandaki Province’s Bibek Mahato became third in the competition. Sushmita Chaudhary of Sudurpaschim Province won in the girls’ high-jump competition with a jump of 1.38 meters followed by Sabita Khatun Miya of Gandaki Province. Karnali Province’s Hira Buda finished third in the competition.

Narayani Bhandari of Gandaki Province stood first in the girls’ 1,500-metre race. She finished the distance in 5 minutes and 03.9 seconds. Bhagawati Khadka of Bagmati Province stood second and Sudurpaschim Province’s Devak Dhami became third. The sport event is being held at the initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports where athletes are vying for a total of 26 gold medals.