Mamata Thapa of New Diamond and Nisha Thapa of Prithivi bagged the silver and the bronze. In the same category of the men´s race, Pemba Tamang and Parbat Shrestha of Deep Jyoti, and Baburam Thapa Magar of Tilingatar secured the top three spots.
In the men´s 5000 m, Buddha Kumar Ghising of Gyanodaya earned the gold, Rabin Gurung of Kamana came second and Bharat Gurung of Deep Jyoti finished third.
In the women´s high jump, Gyani Chunara of Deepjyoti, Sunita Gurung of Guheshwori and Sita Gyawali of Deep Jyoti secured the top three places. In the men´s high jump, Pushkar Khadka of Prithivi won the gold, Jeewan Bala of Indradhanus bagged the silver and Laxman Ale Magar of New Horizon earned the bronze.
In the women´s 4X100 m relay, Bijeshwori, New Diamond and Deep Jyoti grabbed the top three positions.
The Running Shield is organized by the Kathmandu District Sports Development Committee.
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