Emerging athletes better records in 16th President Running Shield
Summary
New junior national records were set in the 16th President Running Shield athletics tournament in Kathmandu with standout performances in the male 4×400 metre relay, high jump, and female 400-metre race.
Key Points
- A new junior national record was set by Gandaki Province in the male 4×400 metre relay with a time of 3 minutes 27.9 seconds.
- Bagmati Province finished second in the male 4×400 metre relay with a time of 3 minutes 30.7 seconds.
- Abinash Sunar of Bagmati set a new record in the male high jump at 1.86 metres.
- Bhagawati Khadka of Bagmati set a new record in the female 400-metre race with a time of 58.94 seconds.
