Kunwar wins ‘Run for Unity-2080’ half marathon

Kathmandu: Dal Bahadur Kunwar, of Tatopani rural municipality-7 in Jumla district, has won the title of a half marathon (21 kilometers) of the ‘Run for Unity-2080’ championship. Kunwar completed the 21-kilometer distance in 1 hour and 8 minutes.

The half marathon was organized by the North-West Division of the Nepali Army at Surkhet of Birendranagar on Saturday.

Similarly, Santosh Yogi of Raskot municipality-3 in Kalikot district and Ashish Gurung of Nepali Army secured second and third positions respectively. Yogi completed the distance in 1 hour 23 minutes while Gurung did so in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Chief of Karnali Province, Tilak Pariyar, presented cash prizes and certificates to the winners. The first prize carried a purse of Rs 35,000, the second prize of Rs. 25,000, and the third prize of Rs. 15,000.

Likewise, in the 10 km race, Dhir Bahadur Budha, Sanjeev Nepali, and Akkal Baduwal stood first, second, and third respectively under the men’s category. Budha received Rs 20,000 and a certificate, Nepali Rs. 10,000 and a certificate, and Baduwal Rs 5,000 and a certificate.

Asha Rawat of Surkhet secured first position in the 10-kilometer race under the women’s category while Samita Budha of Jumla and Rajya Laxmi Rawal of Jumla secured second and third positions respectively. The first winner got Rs. 20,000, the second winner Rs. 10,000, and the third winner Rs. 5,000. All the winners were also given certificates.

In the five-kilometer race for boys, Ajay BK, Dipendra Bohora, and Sujan BK stood first, second, and third respectively. The first prize carries a purse of Rs. 10,000, the second prize Rs. 5,000 and the third prize Rs. 3,000.

Similarly, Kalpana Budha of Jumla won the title of the five-kilometer race under the girl’s category. Bimala Karki and Urmila Khanal of Surkhet secured second and third positions respectively. Budha received Rs. 10,000, Karki Rs. 5,000, and Khanal Rs. 3,000 respectively.

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