Hari Kumar Rimal and Kanchi Maya Koji won the seventh Kantipur Hero Half Marathon on Saturday.

Rimal won the marathon under the male category while Koji came first in the women’s category.

Rimal clocked 1 hour, 6 minutes and 41 seconds to complete the 21 km half marathon. He received a cash prize of Rs 50,000.

Similarly, Koji completed the marathon in record time 1 hour, 19 minutes and 28 seconds. She also bagged a cash prize of Rs 50,000.

Anish Thapa Magar came second in the male category while Bishwa Rupa Budha claimed the second place in the women’s category.

They received a case prize of Rs 30,000 each.

Tirtha Kumar Pun and Sanu Karki came third in the male and women’s category respectively. They received a cash prize of Rs 20,000 each.

Bhupendra Batala won the five kilometers Corporate-Media race. He won the two way ticket to Hong Kong.

He finished the race on 18 minutes and 12 seconds. Uttam Shrestha and Santosh Pudel came second and third respectively.

Santoshi Shrestha won the women’s category of Corporate-Media race clocking 19 minutes and 15 seconds.

Nirmala Maharjan and Laden Pradhan came second and third respectively.

The wheelchair race was won by Ram Bahadur Tamang. He completed the three kilometres race in 12 minutes and nine seconds. Tamang received a cash prize of Rs 20,000.

Prem BK finished second and Bharat BC came third in the male category.

Likewise, Lali Tamang won the women’s category of the wheelchair race.

She completed the race in 16 minutes and 38 seconds.

Yami Jhakri Magar and Rajani Rai came second and third respectively.