The following are the national records in athletics in Nepal maintained by Nepal Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA).
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by NAAA Not ratified or later rescinded by NAAA
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
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 | ||||||||||||||
58.10 | Ramita Kumari Tharu | 18 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [14] | ||||||||||||||
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 | [15] | |||||||||||||
3000 m | 9:48.14 | Raj Kumari Pandey | 1 October 1990 | Asian Games | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||
5000 m | 16:49.98 | Kanchhi Maya Koju | 26 November 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | [16] | |||||||||||||
10000 m | 35:03.43 | Kanchhi Maya Koju | 25 August 2006 | South Asian Games | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
Half marathon | 1:18:46 | Nirmala Bharati | 2 April 2006 | Berlin Half Marathon | Berlin, Germany | ||||||||||||||
1:16:41 | Santoshi Shrestha | 10 December 2022 | Nepalgunj, Nepal | [17] | |||||||||||||||
1:15:17 | Santoshi Shrestha | 20 January 2023 | Bangabandhu International Half Marathon | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [18] | ||||||||||||||
1:16:44 | Santoshi Shrestha | 26 March 2023 | Weir Venloop Half Marathon | Venlo, Netherlands | [ citation needed ] | ||||||||||||||
25 km (road) | 1:44:20+ | Sworupa Khadka | 13 October 2013 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | [19] | |||||||||||||
30 km (road) | 2:05:19+ | Sworupa Khadka | 13 October 2013 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | [20] | |||||||||||||
Marathon | 2:55:57 | Kanchhi Maya Koju | 24 September 2016 | Kathmandu, Nepal | |||||||||||||||
2:50:11 [lower-alpha 1] | Puspa Bhandari | 7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [21] | ||||||||||||||
2:48:02 | Pushpa Bhandari | 20 January 2023 | Bangabandhu International Marathon | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [22] | ||||||||||||||
2:46:26 | Santoshi Shrestha | 26 January 2024 | Bangabandhu International Marathon | Dhaka, Bangladesh | [23] | ||||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 17.61 (-0.2 m/s) | Keshari Chaudhari | 5 July 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | [24] | |||||||||||||
17.5 h | Sabita Chaudhary | 27 February 2012 | 6th National Games | Dhangadhi, Nepal | [25] | ||||||||||||||
15.9 h | Keshari Chaudhari | 10 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [26] | ||||||||||||||
15.2 h NWI [lower-alpha 2] | Jayarani Tharu | 17 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [27] | ||||||||||||||
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 | [28] | ||||||||||||||
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 | [29] | |||||||||||||
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Long jump | 5.36 m | Keshari Chaudhari | 10 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [30] | |||||||||||||
5.58 m NWI | Jayarani Tharu | 18 October 2022 | National Games | Pokhara, Nepal | [31] | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 12.20 m | Keshari Chaudhari | 11 April 2013 | National Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [32] | |||||||||||||
Shot put | 11.56 m | Chandra Kala Lamgade | 24 December 2016 | National Games | Itahari, Nepal | [33] | |||||||||||||
Discus throw | 40.31 m | Amrita Mahato | 8 September 2015 | Thailand Open | Bangkok, Thailand | [34] | |||||||||||||
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Javelin throw | 43.94 m | Chandra Kala Lamgade | 25 December 2016 | National Games | Itahari, Nepal | [35] | |||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 2596 pts h | Padma Chaudhari | 1–2 February 1990 | Birgunj, Nepal | |||||||||||||||
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2980 pts [36] | 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 | [37] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||
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60 m | 7.09 | Ram Krishna Chaudhari | 11 March 2001 | World Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | [38] | |||||||||||||
200 m | 28.97 | Ramesh Maharjan | 21 March 2017 | World Masters Championships | Daegu, South Korea | [39] | |||||||||||||
300 m | 39.47 | Rojit Gurung | 8 January 2019 | Middlesex League Indoor Meet #5 | Boston, United States | [40] | |||||||||||||
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600 m | 1:25.83 | Bishow Thapa | 12 February 2023 | NHIAA Division II Indoor State Championships | Hanover United States | [41] | |||||||||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 3] | Rojit Gurung | 3 January 2020 | Middlesex League Indoor Meet #3 | Boston, United States | [42] | |||||||||||||
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Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||
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5000 m walk | |||||||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
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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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3000 m walk | |||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Pokhara is a metropolitan city in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province and the tourism capital of Nepal. It is the second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households in 2021. It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District. Pokhara is located 200 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu. The city is on the shore of Phewa Lake, and sits at an elevation of approximately 822 m. The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and Manaslu—is within 15–35 mi (24–56 km) of the valley.
The following table is an overview of all national records in the 10,000 metres.