Ultra Marathon runner, Ms Roshni Rai for being selected as the Ambassador of Everest Marathon, 2016 along with Meera Rai of Nepal. The Everest Marathon, an annual International high altitude marathon run will take place on May 29, 2016 in Nepal. It is one of the most difficult runs in the unforgiving terrains of the Himalayas. The ambassadors for the Everest […]
Gorkha runner wins Amway Darjeeling Police Marathon – Triumphs Over Kenyan and Ethiopian Runners
Writes: Vivek Chhetri The Amway Darjeeling Police Marathon had international participants, from as far away as Ethiopia and Kenya, but the winner in the male category was a Darjeeling runner. Around 1,500 runners took part in the 21km half marathon which was flagged off at Sukhiapokhri today. The event was organised by Darjeeling police in association with […]
Sikkim to Host marathon at altitude of 16,400ft
Gangtok, Oct. 27: Sikkim will host a marathon at an altitude of 16,400ft on November 5. The marathon has been christened the Kanchenjungha Marathon and would be followed by a trek from Yuksom in West Sikkim. The marathon will begin at 6am from Goechala which is a popular trekking route for adventure lovers located in […]
Amway Darjeeling Police Marathon — Let’s Run for Peace.
Darjeeling, Jan. 12: Darjeeling came to a standstill this morning, but this time 17-year-old Raksha and her mother Asha were not confined indoors. They were out on the streets at 7am and running in the first-of-its-kind marathon in the hills. Winners of Amway Darjeeling Police Marathon 2014 After the prolonged statehood agitation that had crippled the […]
