Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Rajib strikes gold

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Rajib Kumar Gurung struck the men's 35-39yrs category sprint gold medal during the ASTC Asian Triathlon Championships in Subic Bay, Philippines on Sunday. Rajib clocked 1:09:57 to complete 750m swimming, 20km cycling and 5km running on his way to win the honour. Oliver Phillip Vargas (1:10:51) of Philippines and Yougood Ahmed (1:16:51) of Maldives were restricted to silver and bronze medals. It was the first time that Nepalese athlete was participating in any international event on foreign soil. The Tribhuvan Army Club athlete was selected for the tournament winning the first South Asian Championships in Pokhara on March 30. 

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