Khadka and Santoshi became champion of 10th Dhara Nepalgunj Marathon
Mar 18, 2025
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Khadka and Santoshi became champion of 10th Dhara Nepalgunj Marathon

by TS Thakuri

  Nepalgunj, Nepal Tribhuvan Army Club athlete Khadka Bahadur Khadka claimed 10th Dhara Nepalgunj Marathon while Santoshi Shrestha clinched the women's half marathon gold for record fourth time in Banke, Nepalgunj. Khadka clocked 2 hours 17 minutes 48 seconds to complete the 42.195 km distance. Khadka's clubmates Rajan Rokaya and Sushil Kumar Shahi secured second and third positions respectively. Rokaya cl...

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Pal and Sahu became the first night race winners
Nov 11, 2024
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Pal and Sahu became the first night race winners

Nepalgunj 10 km night run title was won by Mukesh Pal of Tribhuvan Army Club of Nepal Army and Geeta Sahu of Banke Narainapur. On the occasion of Constitution Day, on Thursday night in Nepalgunj,  Pal became the champion by completing the ten kilometer race in 31.07.21 minutes. Geeta Kumari Sahu of Banke Narainapur became the first in the women's open women's 10 km night race. While she completed the distance...

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A City that Runs
Sep 03, 2024
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A City that Runs

  *Nayanraj Pandey   Nepalgunj is not my dream city. However, it is definitely the city that always comes to my dreams. I was not even born in Nepalgunj. However, if we accept our common culture of respecting the mother city, even those who are brought up in its warm arms, then I would have to say with pleasure- Nepalgunj is my 'mother city', whose warm arms still overwhelm me.   Though this city h...

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A Marathon that Keeps the War Memory at Bay
Aug 12, 2024
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A Marathon that Keeps the War Memory at Bay

by Janak Nepal

      The 250 years long history of modern Nepal witnessed three crucial battles. The first battle occurred during the unification of Nepal (1743-1803). The expansion campaign of the Gorkha kingdom started by king Prithvi Narayan Shah expanded the territory of Nepal after annexing the Baise-Chaubise kingdoms. The second war happened when the British rule that colonized India through the East India Company attack...

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Gopi and Santoshi triumph at Nepalgunj marathon
Jan 18, 2024
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Gopi and Santoshi triumph at Nepalgunj marathon

Nepal APF Club’s Gopi Chandra Parki won the Nepalgunj Marathon and Santoshi Shrestha completed her hat-trick in women’s half marathon on November 25. Gopi – who won the 13th South Asian Games gold medal in the 5,000m race – completed the 42.195km distance in two hours, 21 minutes and 39 seconds for his second title in Nepalgunj. Defending champion Khadag Bahadur Khadka of Tribhuvan Army Club came second in 2:2

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