Kathmandu, January 7:

Jagadish Chaudhary of Nawalparasi won the boys’ 100m race in 12.43 seconds at the Open Athletics Championship, organised by Nepal Athletics Association to mark the 35th birthday of Crown Prince Paras. Praful Chaudhary (12.50) and Hari Mahato (12.60) came second and third.

In girls’ 100m, Roma Panjiyar of Nawalparasi came in 14.50, ahead of Salina Shrestha (14.80) and Binda Shrestha (14.90). Adarsha School’s Binda also won 800m gold in 2:43.30, followed by Rabina Duwal (3:05.60) and Deepa Joshi (3:06.10). Sunil Twayana of Padma School (4:36.17) came first in boys’ 1,500m race, while Umesh Shrestha (4:40.18) and Yadav Dahal (4:58.40) came second and third respectively.

Roma also won the girls’ long jump with a distance of 3.94m, whereas Salina Shrestha covered a distance of 3.75m for the second spot and Akiba Tuladhar cleared 3.69m to win the bronze. Praful Chaudhary (6.79m) won the boys’ long jump with a distance of 6.79m, followed by Dhirendra Cha-udhary (5.61m) and Hari Bahadur Mahato (5.40m).

Chandrakala Thapa won the women’s 400m race in 1:03.05s, beating fellow MPC runners Sabitri Nepal (1:03.80) and Bishnu Kafle (1:05.80). Tribhuvan Army Club won the top three spots in men’s 400m with Pratap Chand claiming the gold in 50.30. Dhirendra Chaudhary won the men’s high jump with a jump of 1.65m, followed by Hari Bahadur Mahato (1.60) and Tirtha Raj Oli (1.60).