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Phurwa Tamang, 21, of Nepal has won this year’s Tenzing-Hillary Everest Marathon title in open category on Friday. He finished the race with the record breaking timing of three hours forty minutes and forty seven seconds. Ram Krishna Tamang and Sudip Kulung Rai, both from Nepal, were first and second runner-up respectively. Phurwa, last year’s runner-up, led the race most of the time with comfortable distance ... Full story

The Tenzing- Hillary Everest Marathon, world’s highest marathon race, is one of the toughest adventure sports held every year on May 29 since 2003. It is also enlisted in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest marathon in the world. The Marathon starts from Everest Base Camp, which is at an altitude of 5356m (17,572 feet) finishes at Namchee Bazaar, 3446m (11,300 feet) high. ... Full story