Jumla, May 9: Dhir Budha of Kanakasundari Rural Municipality-1 in Jumla district won the title of the Seventh Edition of Jumla-Rara Ultra Marathon Competition.
In the competition concluded on Saturday, Budha emerged the winner by finishing the 54 kilometres of distance from Jumla to Rara Lake in Mugu.
Chairman of organizer Karnali Sports Club Saroj Shahi said that Hom Bahadur Hamal and Gopal Tamang of Tribhuvan Army Club emerged runner-up and first runner-up.
Under the women’s category, Kalpana Budha of Patarashi Rural Municipality won the title while Sunsari Rokaya and Sandhya Budha secured second and third position, respectively.
According to Chairman Shahi, the winner will get Rs 100,000 while the first runner-up and second runner-up will get Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000 in cash, respectively. The winners will be awarded the prize on Sunday.
Likewise, Basanta Budha emerged the winner in the 10 kms race competition and Nabin Pariyar and Raj Bhandari stood second and third, respectively.
Sapana Budha, Sasmita Bhandari and Gaukali Rawat became the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up in the 10 kms race under the women’s category.
Similarly, Nirvu Rana stood first, Naresh Rawat second and Namaraj Mahatara third in five kilometres race competition under the men’s category, while Kritina Budha, Yamuna Budha and Kushi Budhathoki Magar got the first, second and third prizes under the women’s category.
