Shrestha claims Honda Hornet

Kathmandu, August 12

Rochak Shrestha from Buddhanagar won the Honda Hornet ‘It is fast Challenge 2073’ competition here at the Kumari Futsal on Friday.

Along with   the title, Shrestha bagged Rs 100,000. Shrestha defeated 24 participants to win the challenge where players had to score in an open post but without making contacts with cones and training kits placed in a specially designed way.

Shrestha completed the challenge in 15.06 seconds, while second placed Nishant Chaulagain of Shantinagar Futsal took 20.03 seconds. Syakar Trading Company Pvt Ltd, the authorised distributor of Honda motorcycles, had organised the event in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur where a total of 2,039 competitors took part in the first phase held from June 15 to July 15.

Among the total participants, 250 entered into the quarter-finals which was organised from July 31 to August 5 and 50 participants took berths in the semi-finals.

Top 25 entered in Friday’s final. Saurabh Jyoti, chairman of Syakar Trading, handed over the prizes to the winner. Other participants also received gift hampers.