19/04/2026
๐ 1st Sikkim Cross Country Run โ Race Wrap
Khel Gaon, Resithang | April 19, 2026
The 1st Sikkim Cross Country Run is done and dusted โ and what a debut it was! 46 teams from across Sikkim and North Bengal took on the hills in two categories: 10 km Men and 10 km Women.
The race was flagged off by Mr. Sanjeet Kharel, MLA cm Advisor, Power Department & Patron, Sikkim Athletic Association, Mr. Rinzing Chewang Bhutia, Secretary, Land Revenue & Disaster Management Department and Department of Personnel, and Mr. Kuber Bhandari, President, Sikkim Olympic Association.
๐ Team Results
Men's 10 km โ Ex Gorkha Army ๐ฅ | Kalimpong United ๐ฅ | Khelo India SCE Gyalshing ๐ฅ
Women's 10 km โ Kalimpong United ๐ฅ | Bright Future Academy, Resithang ๐ฅ | Himalayan Runners ๐ฅ
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Individual Podium
Men โ Bikram Pradhan ๐ฅ | Saroj Kumar ๐ฅ | Man Bdr Chhetry ๐ฅ (Ex Gorkha Army clean sweep!)
Women โ Priya Tamang ๐ฅ | Tejaswini Lambakane ๐ฅ | Bandana S***a ๐ฅ (Kalimpong United clean sweep!)
The valedictory ceremony was graced by MLA Ms. Kala Rai, Advisor, Rural Development Department as Chief Guest, joined by Mr. Prabakar Rai, Director, State Disaster Management Authority and Mr. R.B. Biswakarma, Director, Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Sikkim.
Thank you to every athlete, team, and volunteer who made this possible. This is just the beginning. Sikkim runs. ๐๏ธ