KATHMANDU, MARCH 20
The 13th South Asian Games gold medallists Gopi Chandra Parki and Santoshi Shrestha won the titles of the second Bir Ganeshman Singh 10k Road Race with new course records here today.
The Nepal APF Club athlete Parki completed the race in record time of 31 minutes and 44.49 seconds, emulating his own mark of 32:01.2 set on his way to winning the previous edition. Anish Thapa Magar came second in men's section with the timing of 31:50.49, while Tirtha Pun was third in 31:56.38. Gajendra Thapa and Narendra Rawat were fourth and fifth respectively.
In women's section, Shrestha from Dhading claimed the second straight title with the timing of 37 minutes and 53.44 seconds and she set the new course record beating her own previous mark of 39:10.98. Nepal Police Club athlete Rajpura Pachhai came second in 39:30, while APF's Fulmati Rana was third in 40:56. Purna Laxmi Neupane and Birsana Kumal were fourth and fifth respectively.
Top five athletes in both sections received Rs 60,000, Rs 30,000, Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively, while Parki and Shrestha earned additional Rs 10,000 each for setting the new course records. Ramji Basnet, Jitendra Danuwar, Naresh Budha, Santosh Bikram Bista and Tanka Karki finished inside top 10 in men's section. In women's section, Asha Raut, Saraswoti Bohara, Bansana Rai, Nirmala Rai and Kagaj Bista were sixth to 10th respectively.
Athletes finishing from sixth to 10th received gift hampers worth Rs 4,000 each.
The second edition of the race, organised by Ganeshman Singh Sports Committee under the sponsorship of Roots Fashion, began from Durbar Marg and went through Ratnaparrk, Bhadrakali, Lazimpat, Maharajgunj, Tangal, Gairidhara, and Nagpokhari before ending at the Sherpa Mall. Former deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh, Ganeshman Singh Sports Committee Convenor Sanjeev Tuladhar and Nepal Olympic Committee General Secretary Nilendra Raj Shrestha among others handed over the prizes to the winners.
A version of this article appears in the print on March 21, 2021, of The Himalayan Times.
