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Parki wins first SAG gold for Nepal in men's athletics (with photos)

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Nepali athlete Gopi Chand Parki has won the first gold medal for Nepal in men's 5,000m run at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games.
Photo: Dipesh Shrestha/Republica
By ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Nepali athlete Gopi Chand Parki has won the first gold medal for Nepal in men's 5,000m run at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games. 



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In the competition held at the Dasharath Stadium on Friday morning, Parki completed the distance in 14:54:20 minutes leaving India's Sunil Dawar who took 14:55:21 minutes. Similarly, Parki's compatriot Hari Kumar Rimal won bronze in the event finishing the track in 14:57:07 minutes. 


 


 

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