Nepal, June 1 -- Olympian Santoshi Shrestha and Nepali Army's Khadak Bahadur Khadka won the women's and men's titles, respectively, at the 13th edition of the Kantipur Half Marathon on Saturday.

Shrestha, a former 5 km race champion, secured her maiden 21.1 km title with a timing of 1 hour 23 minutes 28 seconds. This was her third attempt in the half marathon category.

In the men's event, Khadka completed the course in 1 hour 6 minutes 47 seconds, narrowly defeating Kenya's Julius Muriuki, who clocked 1:06:56. The Nepali runner overtook Muriuki at the Maitighar bend, around 300 metres ahead of the finish line, to seal victory in his second appearance at the event.

Meanwhile, Gopi Chandra Parki of Armed Police Force (APF) finished third...