Two Rolpali on the world stage

He finished second in the previous 10 km race, 3 seconds behind. Mankumar, who is preparing to return to Nepal after participating in a dozen stage running competitions, said to Kantipur, "I am happy to have come this far and won the competition to make the country famous.

22-year-old Manakumar, a resident of Thabang-1, has been in the sports field for about 15 months. He was invited by clubs in Switzerland after he gained fame by taking part in the mountain-mountain running competition held in Nepal several times. "I was contacted by the Trassis Yankee Running Club of Switzerland last May 20-22 for the first time. After constant contact, the club extended an invitation to Switzerland on July 1. Success came after coming here," he said.

Manakumar also participated in two major race events in Switzerland, 50 km and 30 km. He finished eighth in the 50 km race and third in the 30 km race. Despite taking part in the 70 km trail race, the competition could not be completed due to snow. He participated in the trail race competition held at a height of 2,300 meters above sea level. After participating in various running competitions in Switzerland for two and a half months, Man Kumar is returning to Nepal.

'In the past, I tried many times to become Lahure, but I couldn't. Success came after entering the sports field. Now I will go to this area," he said. The first choice of most of the youth of Rolpa is to become Lahure. Manakumar also participated in the final selection competition twice in Pokhara to join the British Army but was unsuccessful. Then thought of participating in ultra race competition. He has made a name for himself by participating in local to national trail race competitions and shared his experience of being happy to win the title outside the country. "I am happy that I got a chance to make the country's name and flag shine in the field of sports," he said.

Similarly, 43-year-old Hari Bahadur Budha Magar, a former British soldier from Rolpa Mirul village, climbed Mount Everest on May 5, 2080. While serving in the British Army, he lost both legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2010. The Supreme Court went to the case after not being allowed to climb Mount Everest due to the lack of legs. After winning the case, he ascended. Having lost both knees below the knee, he launched the 'Conquering Dreams' campaign to climb Mount Everest, which was supported by the British Gurkha Welfare Trust and Britain's Prince Harry.

He climbed Mt. Everest with the help of a prosthetic leg. Before climbing Mount Everest, he had climbed Kilimanjaro, Mera Peak, Ben Nevis, etc. In recognition of his hard work and courage, the British Gurkha Welfare Trust has made him an ambassador. "Everyone believed in me. I am participating in adventure and social work,' he said.

Now he is active in social awareness and educational campaign in Rolpa. Being born in a remote village and reaching the peak of Mount Everest after hard work, he considers it the most important moment in his life. He says, "After I lost my leg in the war, I heard some people questioning how to live and what to do." But he did not give up. He said that he had a desire for adventure to put the new life he had survived the war into social work and to prove that he can work despite being disabled.

He joined the British Army at the age of 19 and has three children. Living in the UK, he occasionally visits the villages of Nepal. He has established a scholarship fund in the school where he received his primary education in his native village Mirul. "The love of the land where I was born and the love of the people here make me want to come from time to time," he said.

Within a year of climbing Everest, he has visited Rolpa at least twice. He has even reached remote villages with iron legs attached to both legs he lost in the war. Also, he has been providing financial support to the families of those who lost their lives while climbing Mount Everest. By opening the Hari Bahadur Budhamgar Foundation, he has been supporting the families of Sherpas and others who lost their lives while climbing Mount Everest.