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- Bagmati Province won the highest number of gold medals in athletics with 11 titles at the 16th Central President Running Shield Sports Competition.
- A total of three new junior national records were set in athletics events—two individual and one team.
- Bagmati’s Bhagwati Khadka secured the highest number of gold medals individually, winning four titles with record-breaking performances.
June 5, Kathmandu – On the final day of the 16th Central President Running Shield Sports Competition held Friday, Bagmati Province claimed the most gold medals in athletics, winning 11 titles. The province also earned 7 silver and 5 bronze medals.
The athletics contest featured 26 different events. Sudurpashchim Province secured 8 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals; Lumbini Province won 5 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze medals; Gandaki Province took 2 gold, 2 silver, and 7 bronze medals; Karnali Province clinched 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals. Koshi Province, without any gold medals, earned 2 silver and 2 bronze medals, while Madhesh Province did not win any medals.
The finals for eight events took place on the last day at the Dashrath Rangashala in Tripureshwor. In the boys’ 200-meter race, Bhagwan Das Lohar from Lumbini crossed the finish line first with a time of 22.64 seconds. In the girls’ category of the same event, Garima Chaudhary from Lumbini secured gold by completing the race in 27.37 seconds.
In the boys’ 3000-meter race, Anil Shahi from Karnali finished first with a time of 9 minutes 20.1 seconds. In the girls’ category, Anjuli Malla from Lumbini earned the gold medal by completing the race in 11 minutes 3.6 seconds.
Vikramnath from Sudurpashchim secured first place in the boys’ triple jump by leaping 13.55 meters. In the girls’ category, Anisha Tharu from Bagmati won gold with an 11.10-meter jump. In the 4×100 meter relay, the girls’ team from Bagmati and the boys’ team from Lumbini topped their respective categories.
Three junior national records were set in athletics — two individual and one team record. Avinash Sunar from Bagmati established a new record in the boys’ high jump with a leap of 1.86 meters.
In the girls’ 400-meter race, Bagmati’s Bhagwati Khadka set a record in the heat round by completing the distance in 58.94 seconds. She won a total of four gold medals in the 400-meter race, 800-meter race, 4×100 meter relay, and 4×400 meter relay events.
The girls’ 4×400 meter relay team from Gandaki, composed of Atit Thapa, Aryan Rana Magar, Ankit Ranabhat, and Sudip Bhandari, set a new record by finishing the race in 3 minutes 27.9 seconds.
In taekwondo contests held at Nepal Taekwondo Academy in Satdobato, Bagmati won 5 gold medals. In the competition for 12 gold medals, Sudurpashchim and Madhesh Provinces each earned 2 gold medals. Karnali Province failed to secure any gold, while Koshi, Gandaki, and Lumbini provinces each won 1 gold medal.
At the karate competition held at the Covered Hall in Kirtipur, Koshi Province led with 3 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze medals. Lumbini earned 3 gold and 5 bronze medals, while Sudurpashchim won 3 gold and 4 bronze medals. Bagmati took 2 gold medals, and Madhesh secured 1 gold medal. The karate event featured competition for 12 gold medals.
