Ads

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Liglig Kot Race 2014

" Anish Thapa Magar won in the men's category of the fifth edition of Lig-Lige Daud (Lig-Lige Race) held from Chepeghat Dhovan of Gorkha to the historic Lig-Lig Kot Palace in the district on Tuesday, October 1, 2014.

Thapa Magar, who serves to the Indian Army, completed the 13.2-km race in 56 minutes and 43 seconds.
Nepal Police's Bhumi Raj Rai finished second, clocking 59 minutes and 2 seconds, while Nepal Army's Rajan Khatri stood third, completing the race in 1 hour and 4 seconds.
Thapa Magar was awarded Rs 50,505; Rai took home Rs 25,205 and Khatri got Rs 10,101.

The Lig-Lige race is believed to have started in 1604 BS in Lig-Lig Kot to choose the Ghale Magar king. It was stopped in Dravya Shah's reign in 1616 BS."

 Source: http://www.nepalnews.com/index.php/society-archive/39627-anish-thapa-magar-wins-5th-edition-of-lig-lige-race-in-gorkha

No comments:

Post a Comment