Bijay Limbu and Samikshya Rai won the sixth National Skateboard Championship on Saturday at Nepal Academy of Tourism and Hotel Management (NATHM) in Ravi Bhawan, Kathmandu.
Limbu and Rai won the freestyle street best run category, male and female respectively.
In an event organised by Nepal Skating and Skateboarding Organisation Basant Rai and Gajendra Bardewa came second and third respectively in the men’s category. Similarly, in the women’s category, Swati Shrestha came second and Arlin Lama came in third.
The top three finishers in both male and female categories received cash prizes of Rs 20,000, 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively. The prizes were awarded by lawmaker Sobita Gautam and the president of the organisation Achyut Khanal.
A total of 190 skaters participated in the competition. Among them 150 were men and 40 were women.
