Sirish Gurung breaks national record in 100m freestyle in Rio RIO DE JANEIRO: Nepali swimmer Sirish Gurung set the new national record in 100m freestyle in the Rio Olympic Games here at the Olympics Aquatic Stadium on Tuesday. Gurung swam the distance in 57.76 seconds in Heat 2 improving on his previous... 09 Aug, 2016
Gurung eyes national record at Rio Swimmer Shirish Gurung will be eyeing yet another national record when he takes part in the 100m freestyle event heats of the Rio Olympic Games here at the Olympics Aquatic Stadium on Tuesday. The Tribhuvan Army Club swimmer has shattered... 09 Aug, 2016
Singh breaks record KATHMANDU: Nepal swimming sensation Gaurika Singh bettered her own record in 100m freestyle during the 16th FINA World Championship in Kazan, Russia on Thursday. Singh, who bettered her own record in 100m backstroke on Monday, bettered her 100m... 07 Aug, 2015
Swimmers shine KATHMANDU: Nepali Swimmers continued to break national records in the 16th FINA World Championship in Kazan, Russia. Sirish Gurung broke the national record of his own in 100m freestyle on Wednesday. Gurung completed the distance in 58.22 seconds to... 06 Aug, 2015
Sirish Gurung breaks own national record in men's 100m freestyle KATHMANDU: Nepal's Sirish Gurung finished 100th in the men's 100 metres freestyle heats in the 16th FINA World Championship at Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday. Though disqualified for semi-final, he broke his own national record by swimming the... 05 Aug, 2015
Shah breaks record KATHMANDU: Sofia Shah broke the national record in 200m freestyle at the 16th FINA World Championship in Kazan, Russia on Tuesday. Shah completed the distance in two minutes 18.93sec to break the record of Gaurika Singh of two minutes 19.72sec kept... 05 Aug, 2015
Gaurika Singh sets new national record in World Championship KATHMANDU: Nepal's Gaurika Singh bettered her own national record in the women's 100 metres backstroke in the 16th FINA World Championship at Kazan, Russia, on Monday. The 12-year-old finished first in the heat with the timing of 1:08.12... 03 Aug, 2015
Ruffini wins open water gold Kazan, August 1 Italy’s Simone Ruffini won gold in the men’s marathon 25-kilometer open water race on Saturday, edging out Alex Meyer of the United States at the world swimming championships. Ruffini and Meyer battled through the rain on... 02 Aug, 2015
Swimmer Singh named goodwill ambassador KATHMANDU: Shanti Education Initiative Nepal appointed record-holder swimming sensation Gaurika Singh as its goodwill ambassador here today. Singh set six national records in the 20th National Open and Age-group Swimming Championship that... 10 Jun, 2015
