KATHMANDU, JUNE 11

Two national records were broken in the ongoing 15th Central President Running Shield Competition at Dasharath Stadium, Tripureshwor.

Prabin Rana Magar of Bagmati Province set a new national record in the junior boys' 100-metre race, clocking 10.76 seconds and surpassing Ashish Chaudhary's previous record of 10.90 seconds.

In the junior girls' 400-metre race, Sangita BK of Sudurpaschim Province set a new record, finishing in 1 minute 01.19 seconds, breaking Aruna Rija's earlier mark of 1 minute 01.30 seconds.

Both athletes received cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each from the National Sports Council.

The multi-event competition, initiated by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, features athletes competing for 26 gold medals.