Kathmandu, June 5 -- A new junior national record was set in the male 4x400 metre relay during the 16th President Running Shield at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Thursday.

Atit Thapa, Aryan Rana Magar, Ankit Ranabhat and Sudip Bhandari of Gandaki Province set a new record of 3 minutes 27.9 seconds in the category.

The group bettered the record of 3 minutes 30.9 seconds that was set by Bagmati Province athletes-Prabin Rana Magar, Hasta Sunar, Niraj Shah and Santa Bahadur Darai-in the previous edition of the annual school-level national tournament.

The record was also bettered by Bagmati in the 16th edition. Shah and Sunar were accompanied by Sapresh Adhikari and Sachin Thing to complete the race in 3 minutes 30.7 seconds and finish ...