Rajan Rokaya of Tribhuvan Army Club has won the 21.1-kilometer half marathon title, the main event of the Kantipur Half Marathon.
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Rajan Rokaya of Tribhuvan Army Club has won the 21.1-kilometer half marathon title in the main category of the Kantipur Half Marathon. This is the first time he has won the Kantipur Half Marathon.
Starting from Tinkune, where Kantipur's office is located, Rajan completed the Kantipur Half Marathon, which started from Tinkune, Koteshwor, Jadibuti, Lokanthali, Gatthaghar, Thimi, Sallaghari, and ended at Jagati Chowk in Koteshwor, Tinkune in 1 hour and 4.03 minutes.
Army players dominated the top 3 in 1 hour and 4.03 minutes. Arjun Budha came second in 1 hour and 6.04 minutes and Sushil Shahi came third in 1 hour and 6.5 seconds. Army's Khadak Bahadur Khadka won the race. This time, about 4,000 runners ran in the Kantipur Half Marathon, of which more than 1,500 runners participated in the half marathon alone.
Rajan, who won the Kantipur Half Marathon with the technical support of the Athletics Association, will win a prize of Rs 150,000. Similarly, the second place winner will get Rs 75,000 and the third place winner will get Rs 50,000. This time, the maximum number of people participating in the Kantipur Half Marathon is about 4,000. The 14th edition of the Kantipur Half Marathon is being organized with the slogan 'Run for Nepal'.
In the running competition organized by Kantipur Media Group (KMG) every year, besides the half marathon, there were four categories: Corporate and Influencer Run (5 km), Extreme College Run (7 km), and Wheelchair Race (3 km). Previously, 2,560 people ran in the 2075 Kantipur Half Marathon.
The Kantipur Half Marathon, presented by Global IME Bank, will feature Extreme Energy Drinks as its powered by. This time, chips have been used in every athlete to ensure ‘accurate timing’ in the half marathon category.
