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Lumbini clinch President Shield team championship
The event also saw four records, all of them set by Lumbini players.Sports Bureau
Defending champions Lumbini claimed 12th President Shield team championship title on Thursday winning 16 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze medals on the National Sports Council premises in Tripureshwar.
Bagmati finished runner up with 16 gold, nine silver and 20 bronze medals. Sudurpaschim secured third position winning eight gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals. Gandaki and Karnali took away five golds each. Gandaki also won 11 silver and bronze medals each while Karnali took away 10 silver and 15 bronze medals.
The event also saw four records, all of them set by Lumbini players.
Nisha Chaudhary set two individual records apart from the team relay record. She set a national record in women's long jump with a stride of 5.47m. She also created the junior national record in 100m sprint clocking 12.53 second.