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Kathmandu Thursday July 26, 2001 Shrawan 11, 2058.
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Army, Police dominate Athletic
events
Post Report
KATHMANDU, July 25 – Tribhuvan Club and
Mahendra Police Club players showed their dominance in the athletics as the selection
matches for the upcoming 9th SAF Games kicked off Wednesday in the Dashrath Stadium here.
Sitaram Chaudhari of Mahendra Police Club set a
new national record in triple-jump event as he jumped 15.20 meters. He also held the
previous record of 15.10 meters.
The triumph of the Nepal Police continued with
the 1500m women’s event, which Kanchimaya Koju won in 4:52.59sec followed by Nirmala
Bharati from the same team. Alisa Awal of the Central Region finished third.
Police team also clinched the 100m women’s
sprint as Devimaya Paneru clocked 12.38 seconds to finish just 0.34 seconds ahead of
Smigya Shakya of the Central Region.
The lady police team dominated the women’s
events completely as Bishnu Kafle crossed the finish line in the 400m race in 1:03.15sec
followed by her teammate Bina Shrestha.
The army players were not far behind the police
team as they clinched three top spots today. Gyan Bahadur Bohara of Trivhuban Club
completed the 5000m race in 15:00.97sec, clinched the first place. Bohara, a well-known
athlete, touched the ribbon just ahead of his colleague Narayan Chand. Nepal Police’s
Yubaraj Adhikari finished third.
The other winners of the day for the Trivhuban
Club were Hut Bahadur Joshi in men’s 800m race with a timing of 1:54.10sec and Aasha
Ram Chaudhari in 400m at 49.49sec.
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