Kathmandu, Magh 24. Lokendra Rai and Annie Mai Ban have emerged winners of the fifth and final round of the third edition of the KVR Summit Challenge in the men’s category and the women’s category, respectively.
In the 20-kilometer race organized by Trailmandu Nepal on Saturday, Lokendra, the winner of the men’s category, clocked 1 hour 41 minutes and 4 seconds. He was in second place in the fourth round. Milan Kulung Rai, the winner of the last edition, finished second in a time of 1 hour 43 minutes and 27 seconds. Deepak Amatya (1:58:23 seconds) took third place.
Annie won the women’s title, beating stage four winner Sonia Martin. Annie completed the 20 km distance in 2 hours 17 minutes 57 seconds. Sonia (2:23:28 seconds) settled for second place. Nepal’s Tshering Ongmu Sherpa (2:32:30 seconds) came in third.
In the 10-kilometer race, Tashi Hyolmo (1:12:16) came first in the men’s category, Prem Bahadur Sunuwar (1:14:44) came second, and Tilvikram Sambahange (1:16:09) came third. In the women’s category, Anabel Grontun took first place in the same distance with a time of 1 hour 21 minutes 50 seconds. Margous Teston (1:35:32) came second, and Muna Limbu (1:39:14) came third.
The 20 km race started from Single Tree and ended at Single Tree via Phulbari Gate, Jamacho Aamdanda. The 10 km race ended at Single Tree via Single Tree, Batase Danda Ichanggu.
Trailmandu Nepal organized the competition with the slogan “Let’s stay healthy, have fun, and get to know Nepal on the trail.” A total of 94 runners, both domestic and foreign, participated in the competition. Nepal Olympic Committee representative Neeraj Shrestha and Nepal Academy of Sports Sciences Deputy Director Rajendra Tuladhar presented the prizes to the winners.
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