The marathon was organized with the aim of helping to boost tourism, which has been hit by the Corona pandemic, through sports tourism.
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Kul Bahadur Basnet has won the title of the Lumbini Peace Meditation Marathon organized with the aim of developing spiritual tourism through sports on the occasion of the 2570th Buddha Jayanti.
He won the title by completing the 21 km long marathon in 1 hour 14 minutes 7 seconds. Similarly, Prakash Singh Air came second after covering the distance in 1 hour 17 minutes 50 seconds. Similarly, Sunil Thapa Magar came third after covering the distance in 1 hour 32 minutes 30 seconds.
The first, second and third place winners were awarded Rs 21,000, Rs 14,000 and Rs 7,000 in cash, medals and certificates respectively. The cash prizes, certificates and medals were distributed by Lumbini Development Fund Goodwill Ambassador and Honorary Ambassador of Greece to Nepal, Bikram Pandekaji.
The title of the marathon in the other 7 km long category was won by Santoshanath Yogi. He covered the distance in 23 minutes and 38 seconds. Similarly, Shivshankar Tharu finished second in 27 minutes and 43 seconds. Similarly, Bal Bahadur Rai finished third in 29 minutes and 19 seconds. The first, second and third place winners were awarded Rs 14,000, Rs 7,000 and Rs 5,000 in cash, medals and certificates respectively. The cash prizes, certificates and medals were distributed by lyricist Shripurush Dhakal.
Buddha Circuits.com, Kathmandu, has organized the marathon with the aim of helping to boost tourism affected by Corona through sports tourism. The competition, which started from the World Peace Stupa in Lumbini, ended at the Baby Buddha in Akhand Shanti Dwipa, after passing the Mayadevi Temple.
This year, the Lumbini Peace Meditation Marathon was soft launched as a test run. Vikram Pandey, the creator of the meditation marathon, said that it will be widely promoted and made a national and international product from next year. 'We have already planned to make the marathon and Buddha Jayanti complementary to each other,' he said. 'Next year, those who run at the Buddha site will enjoy spiritual energy along with the experience of meditation.' Olympian Baikuntha Manandhar, the race director of the marathon, said that this will greatly contribute to Nepal's peace tourism. 'Those who only know the identity of Buddha will now learn about Lumbini through the marathon,' he said. 25 people, including a foreign citizen from New Zealand, participated in the competition.'
