Santoshi Shrestha : Keeping a record in the Marathon

Santoshi Shrestha has set a new national record again in women’s Marathon. She has competed in Valencia Marathon in Spain . She has completed 42 kilometers in just 2 hours 40 minutes 23 seconds on 7 December 2025 . Her previous national record in the Marathon was 2 hours 42 minutes 50 seconds which she set in the London Marathon in the last April.

The-32 -year-old Shrestha, who is known as Golden Girl Runner, has achieved gold medal in first time in 10000 m race in the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in December 2019 . She set a new record as she became the first athlete of the Nepal to win gold medal in the track and field in history of SAG. She edged the Indian runner by 10 milliseconds in this category.