Bagmati Province Leads Athletics with 11 Gold Medals at 16th Central President Running Shield Games

Kathmandu. On the final day of the 16th Central President Running Shield Sports Competition on Friday, Bagmati Province won the most 11 gold medals in athletics. Bagmati also secured 7 silver and 5 bronze medals along with the gold. Athletics had competitions in 26 different events. In which Sudurpaschim Province secured second place by winning 8 gold, 3 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Similarly, Lumbini Province won 5 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze, Gandaki Province won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 7 bronze, and Karnali Province won 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals. Koshi Province was forced to settle for 2-2 silver and bronze medals without winning any gold, while Madhesh Province could not win any medals.

In the final day's competition held at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureswor, the finals of 8 events were held. In the boys' 200m race, Lumbini's Bhagwandas Lohar finished first in 22.64 seconds. In the girls' category of the same event, Lumbini's Garima Chaudhary won gold by clocking 27.37 seconds. Anil Shahi of Karnali became first in the boys' 3000m race in 9 minutes 20.1 seconds, while in the girls' category, Anjuli Mall of Lumbini won gold by completing the distance in 11 minutes 03.6 seconds.

In the boys' triple jump, Vikram Nath of Sudurpaschim secured first place by jumping 13.55 meters. In the girls' category of the same event, Anisha Tharu of Bagmati won gold by jumping 11.10 meters. Lumbini Province topped the boys' 4x100m relay and Bagmati Province topped the girls' category.

Three Junior National Records

In this year's athletics, a total of 3 junior national records have been set, including 2 individual and 1 team event. In the boys' high jump, Avinash Sunar of Bagmati set a new record by jumping 1.86 meters. In the girls' 400m race heat, Bhagwati Khadka of Bagmati set a record by completing the distance in 58.94 seconds. Bhagwati managed to win a total of 4 gold medals in the competition, including the record-breaking event. Besides the 400m race, she won gold in the 800m race, 4x100m, and 4x400m relay.

Similarly, in the girls' 4x400m relay, the team from Gandaki Province, comprising Atit Thapa, Aryan Rana Magar, Ankit Ranabhat, and Sudip Bhandari, set a new record by completing the distance in 3 minutes 27.9 seconds.

Taekwondo and Karate Results

In the Taekwondo competition held at the hall of Nepal Taekwondo Academy in Satdobato, Bagmati maintained its dominance by winning 5 gold medals. In the competition for a total of 12 gold medals, Sudurpaschim and Madhesh Province won 2-2 gold medals each. Koshi, Gandaki, and Lumbini won 1-1 gold medal each, while Karnali Province remained without gold.

In the Karate competition held at the covered hall in Kirtipur, Koshi Province performed the best, winning 3-3 gold, silver, and bronze medals each. In the competition for a total of 12 gold medals, Lumbini won 3 gold and 5 bronze medals, and Sudurpaschim won 3 gold and 4 bronze medals. In Karate, Bagmati won 2 gold medals, while Madhesh Province secured 1 gold medal.