A Marathon is going to be organized at Lumbini on Thursday on the occasion of the International Day of Sports for Peace and Development.
Madan Bhandari Sports Academy, Nepal Olympic Committee, and Province Sports Council, Lumbini, are jointly organizing the International Peace Marathon-2023.
At a press conference organisorganizedednesday, it was shared that the Marathon is going to be organisorganizedhe the objective of promoting tourism in Lumbini through the medium of sports.
General Secretary of the Nepal Olympic Committee, Nilendra Raj Shrestha, said athletes from 207 countries were invited to participate in the marathon.
The marathon would start from Tilaurakot palace of Kapilvastu at 7:00 am and conclude after reaching Shantideep of Lumbini.
Shrestha shared that it was expected that runners from more than 50 different countries along with departmental teams of Nepal would participate in marathon n.
The winner of the marathon would get Rs 100,000 while the first runner-up would receive Rs 50,000 and second the runner-up Rs 25,000. The top 10 runners will be facilitated, according to the organizers.
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