By a Staff Reporter
HamroKhelkud.com is honoring the seven supreme athletes of all time on the occasion of its seventh anniversary. The players who have contributed significantly to Nepali sports during their time will be honored amidst an event to be held in Lalitpur the following week.
Baikuntha Manandhar, who is the record holder runner of South Asian Games (SAG) till date is one among supreme seven athletes to be felicitated in HamroKhelkud’s anniversary. The first international medal winner for Nepal Jit Bahadur Kc is also one amongst to be honoured.
Manandhar had won gold medals in Marathon in three consecutive editions in SAG which began from 1994. He is the first Nepali to score a hat-trick of gold medals in SAF.
In the 3rd SAG held in 1987, Manandhar set a record in the marathon. He set a record by completing the distance timing 2 hours, 15 minutes and 03 seconds, which has not been broken yet. Manandhar has also represented Nepal in the Olympics for 4 times.
Seven players including KC will be honored on the anniversary of HamroKhelkud on 4th August, 2022 (19th Shrawan, 2079). HamroKhelkud will announce the names of the players who will be honored one per day. HamroKhelkud came into operation from Sharawan 19, 2072. Moreover, this is the first time that HamroKhelkud is celebrating its anniversary publicly. HamroKhelkud has been publishing news, articles, photos, videos and other materials related to national and international sports since its inception.
Similarly, HamroKhelkud has been live telecasting various national and international competitions through its Facebook page and Youtube channel with an aim of bringing domestic competitions to the Nepali audience. In 2019, HamroKhelkud broadcasted live of the AVC Central Zone Men’s Volleyball Championship held in Nepal which was the first International Competition they broadcasted live.
As a news portal that is directly related to Nepali sports, HamroKhelkud is going to honor seven athletes of all time who have contributed to take Nepali sports to a certain height on the occasion of its seventh anniversary. National and international players, coaches, sports officials, sports journalists and others will participate in the program at Ashok Party Palace in Patan. The event will be broadcast live on its Facebook page and YouTube channel.
