List of Nepalese records in athletics
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The following are the national records in athletics in Nepal maintained by Nepal Athletics Association and Nepal Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA).
Outdoor
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by NAAA Not ratified or later rescinded by NAAA
Men
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| 100 m | 10.71 | Ram Krishna Chaudhari | 26 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.5 h | Tilak Ram Tharu | 24 May 2011 | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.55 | Shivaraj Parki | 11 June 2022 | 9th National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 21.92 | Ram Krishna Chaudhari | 23 December 1995 | South Asian Games | Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.92 | Ram Krishna Chaudhari | 28 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.5 h | Tilak Ram Tharu | 24 February 2013 | 2nd Golden Sprint Meet | Kathmandu, Nepal | [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 48.32 | Asha Ram Chaudhari | 28 September 1990 | Asian Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 47.95 | Som Bahadur Kumal | 18 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 1:50.25 | Som Bahadur Kumal | 28 August 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 3:46.63 | Gop Bahadur Adhikari | 22 December 1993 | South Asian Games | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:46.38 | Siddhant Adhikari | 29 April 2016 | Federation Cup | Delhi, India | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 8:23.59 | Gyan Bahadur Bohara | 15 October 1999 | New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 14:04.89 | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 25 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14:01.19 | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 25 August 2006 | South Asian Games | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 30:30.99 | Gopi Chandra Parki | 2 October 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30:10.3 h | Deepak Adhikari | 16 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29:35.06 | Deepak Adhikari | 30 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 km (road) | 29:47 | Anish Thapa | 24 November 2019 | Hyderabad 10K Run | Hyderabad, India | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 km (road) | 46:11+ | Subas Gurung | 6 July 2024 | Gold Coast Half Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km (road) | 1:01:36+ | Subas Gurung | 6 July 2024 | Gold Coast Half Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Half marathon | 1:07:22 | Khimu Giri | 5 May 2002 | World Half Marathon Championships | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:05:56+ | Anish Thapa Magar | 26 February 2023 | Apollo Tyres National Marathon | New Delhi, India | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:04:55 | Subas Gurung | 6 July 2024 | Gold Coast Half Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | [9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:04:35 a[a] | Anish Thapa | 8 December 2019 | Vasai-Virar Mayor’s Marathon | Mumbai, India | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | 2:15:03 | Baikuntha Manandhar | 22 November 1987 | South Asian Games | Calcutta, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | 16.13 | Dhirendra Chaudhari | 7 February 2010 | South Asian Games | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 53.23 | Asha Ram Chaudhari | 25 December 1993 | South Asian Games | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:57.30 | Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari | 5 April 2004 | South Asian Games | Islamabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:55.19 | Durga Bahadur Budha | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [13] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | 1.98 m | Surya Khatri | 12 July 2015 | Nepalese Team's Time Trial | Kathmandu, Nepal | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 3.85 m | Rudra Bhattarai | 16 September 1994 | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | 7.32 m (−0.9 m/s) | Salim Dewan | 10 August 2025 | 1st Indian Open World Athletics Continental Tour | Bhuwaneswar, India | [15][16] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 15.20 m | Sita Ram Chaudhari | 25 July 2001 | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | 13.92 m | Ujr Singh Bista | 26 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 40.68 m | Chabi Ram Shrestha | 23 March 1999 | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | 47.66 m | Tanka Thapamagar | 12 July 1999 | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | 70.39 m | Khursed Ahmed Khan | 29 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | 5355 pts (ht) | Dambar Singh Kuwar | 27–28 September 1987 | Pokhara, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 km walk (road) | 1:40:48 | Ganga Bahadur Shahi | 10 January 1997 | Chandragadhi, Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 × 100 m relay | 41.17 | Lila Shrestha Suresh Pandey Ram Krishna Chaudhari Govinda Thapa |
23 December 1995 | South Asian Games | Madras, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.89 | Dhani Ram Chaudhari Lila Shrestha Prem Mahat Khem Bahadur Khatri |
29 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
Women
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 100 m | 12.19 | Devi Maya Paneru | 26 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| 200 m | 25.00 | Devi Maya Paneru | 28 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| 400 m | 59.57 | Tulasa Khatri | 22 October 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | ||||||||||||||
| 58.1 h | Ramita Kumari Tharu | 18 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [17] | ||||||||||||||
| 800 m | 2:11.05 | Raj Kumari Pandey | 23 October 1989 | South Asian Games | Islamabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 4:33.94 | Saraswati Bhattarai | 12 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [18] | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 9:48.14 | Raj Kumari Pandey | 1 October 1990 | Asian Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | 16:36.61 | Santoshi Shrestha | 24 October 2025 | South Asian Championships | Ranchi, India | [19][20] | |||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | 34:47.77 | Santoshi Shrestha | 26 October 2025 | South Asian Championships | Ranchi, India | [21][22] | |||||||||||||
| Half marathon | 1:15:07 | Santoshi Shrestha | 12 October 2025 | Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon | New Delhi, India | [23][24] | |||||||||||||
| 25 km (road) | 1:34:17+ | Santoshi Shrestha | 7 December 2025 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [25] | |||||||||||||
| 30 km (road) | 1:53:21+ | Santoshi Shrestha | 7 December 2025 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [26] | |||||||||||||
| Marathon | 2:55:57 | Kanchhi Maya Koju | 24 September 2016 | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||
| 2:50:11[b] | Puspa Bhandari | 7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
| 2:48:02 | Pushpa Bhandari | 20 January 2023 | Bangabandhu International Marathon | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [27] | ||||||||||||||
| 2:46:26 | Santoshi Shrestha | 26 January 2024 | Bangabandhu International Marathon | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [28] | ||||||||||||||
| 2:40:23 | Santoshi Shrestha | 7 December 2025 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [29] | ||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | 17.61 (−0.2 m/s) | Keshari Chaudhari | 5 July 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | [30] | |||||||||||||
| 17.5 h | Sabita Chaudhary | 27 February 2012 | 6th National Games | Dhangadhi, Nepal | [31] | ||||||||||||||
| 15.9 h | Keshari Chaudhari | 10 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [32] | ||||||||||||||
| 15.2 h NWI[c] | Jayarani Tharu | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [33] | ||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 1:10.78 | Chandra Kala Kamat | 24 July 1987 | Asian Championships | Singapore | ||||||||||||||
| 1:07.7 h | Sabita Chaudhary | 2012 | National Games | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:07.2 h | Jayarani Tharu | 25 June 2022 | Nepalese Championships | Kathmandu, Nepal | [34] | ||||||||||||||
| 1:04.2 h | Jayarani Tharu | 16 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
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| High jump | 1.69 m | Keshari Chaudhari | 7 February 2010 | South Asian Games | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [35] | |||||||||||||
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| Long jump | 5.36 m | Keshari Chaudhari | 10 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [36] | |||||||||||||
| 5.58 m NWI | Jayarani Tharu | 18 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [37] | ||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 12.20 m | Keshari Chaudhari | 11 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [38] | |||||||||||||
| Shot put | 11.56 m | Chandra Kala Lamgade | 24 December 2016 | National Games | Itahari, Nepal | [39] | |||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 40.31 m | Amrita Mahato | 8 September 2015 | Thailand Open | Bangkok, Thailand | [40] | |||||||||||||
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| Javelin throw | 43.94 m | Chandra Kala Lamgade | 25 December 2016 | National Games | Itahari, Nepal | [41] | |||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 2596 pts h | Padma Chaudhari | 1–2 February 1990 | Birgunj, Nepal | |||||||||||||||
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| 2980 pts [42] | Chandra Kala Kamat | 28–29 March 1984 | Pokhara, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||
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| 4 × 100 m relay | 49.13 | Bina Shrestha Samigya Shakya Susmita Thapa Devi Maya Paneru |
29 September 1999 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 4:02.5 h | Army Krishna Chaudhary Tulasa Khatri Sangita Meche Saraswati Bhattarai |
21 April 2019 | National Games | Dang, Nepal | [43] | |||||||||||||
Indoor
Men
| Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | |||||||||||||
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| 60 m | 7.02 | Aayush Kunwar | 10 February 2024 | Whitworth Invitational | Spokane, United States | [44][45][46][47] | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | 22.79 | Aayush Kunwar | 10 February 2024 | Whitworth Invitational | Spokane, United States | [44][45][48][49] | |||||||||||||
| 300 m | 39.47 | Rojit Gurung | 8 January 2019 | Middlesex League Indoor Meet #5 | Boston, United States | [50] | |||||||||||||
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| 600 m | 1:25.83 | Bishow Thapa | 12 February 2023 | NHIAA Division II Indoor State Championships | Hanover United States | [51] | |||||||||||||
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| 60 m hurdles | 11.04 | Shrestha Santosh Kumar | 31 October 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau | ||||||||||||||
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| Long jump | 5.68 m[d] | Rojit Gurung | 3 January 2020 | Middlesex League Indoor Meet #3 | Boston, United States | [52] | |||||||||||||
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| 4 × 400 m relay | |||||||||||||||||||
Women
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| 1500 m | 4:46.13 | Chchaya Khathri | 31 October 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau | ||||||||||
| 3000 m | 10:33.77 | Nirmala Bharati | 13 November 2005 | Asian Indoor Games | Pattaya, Thailand | ||||||||||
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