Liglige Race on October 18

Kathmandu: Online applications have been sought for participation in the historic Liglige race of Gorkha scheduled to take place on October 18.

The event to be organized by the Liglig Development Campaign will symbolically declare a ‘ruler’ of Ligligkot for the next year. According to Campaign Chairperson Sanjiv Rana Magar, anyone interested in taking part in the competition shall apply online by October 12.

The race, spanning a 13.8 kilometer-race in the open category, will start from Chepeghat which lies along the border of Gorkha and Lamjung, and will conclude at Ligligkot Gadhi of Gorkha.

The event will be held in three different categories: open, for local participants, and students, with varying distances. Winners in different categories will receive cash prizes ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs. 100,000.

Ligligkot, one of the 22-24 principalities in existence before Nepal’s unification, used to observe the selection of its ‘king’ through this race competition. The event is held in commemoration of this historical practice.

RSS