Kathmandu. Mukesh Pal of Tribhuvan Army Club and Rajpura Pachai of Police Club won the title of the 9th Kantipur Half Marathon 2023 held on Saturday.
Mukesh took 1 hour 6 minutes 45 seconds to win this year’s Kantipur Half Marathon, which was held with the slogan ‘Let’s Go Green Together’. He became the winner for the first time. Army’s Rajan Rokay came second. He took 1 hour 7 minutes 55 seconds. Thirtha, who returned to Baglung and served in the Indian Army, became the third. He completed the race in 1 hour 9 minutes 18 seconds.
On the women’s side, Rajpura defended its title. Last year’s winner Rajpura from Police was the winner with a time of 1 hour 19 minutes 16 seconds. She clocked 1 hour 19 minutes 6 seconds last year. Police’s Rammaya Budha came second. She clocked 1 hour 23 minutes 07 seconds. APF’s Pushpa Bhandari finished third with a time of 1 hour 24 minutes 31 seconds. The top three finishers of both men and women received cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively.