KATHMANDU, March 27: Athlete Ajit Yadav is set to receive Rs 60,000 as monthly salary, as announced by Nepal Athletics Association at an event held in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Yadav has won historic gold medal for Nepal in Asian-level athletics championship.

KATHMANDU, April 2: President of Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), Jeevan Ram Shrestha, bade farewell to the participants for the Pambangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix that is slated to be held from April 2 to 8 in South Tangerang, Indonesia.

World Series athlete felicitated

August 31, 2017 19:25 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon on Thursday felicitated Mr Bhim Bahadur Gurung, the winner of 2015 Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon and runner-up of the 2014 and 2016 edition of Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon.

Former athlete Rokaya to be felicitated

February 27, 2017 22:10 pm

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: Guinness world record holder former athlete and coach Hari Bahadur Rokaya is set to be felicitated with Gajaraj Joshi Memorial Sports Personality Award during NNIPA Player of the Year Award function to be held on Tuesday in the capital.

ITAHARI, Dec 26: Chandrakala Lamgade of Nepal Police Club on Sunday set her second national record in athletics under the ongoing Seventh National Games. Chandrakala set fresh record in women’s javelin throw on Sunday at Itahari Stadium, a day after achieving the similar feat in shot put.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, July 15: Forty years after coaching John Walker to an Olympic gold medal, 93-year-old track coach Arch Jelley will try to guide another New Zealand athlete to victory in the 1,500 meters at the Rio de Janeiro Games.