Bahadur Gaj wins 9th elephant race tournament

CHITWAN, Dec. 28: Bahadur Gaj representing Hotel Barahi Pokhara won the title of 9th elephant race held at Sauraha, Chitwan.



Gaj clocked 1 min 6 sec to win the 300-meter race. Similarly, Ekatakali from the Chitwan National Park and Suraj Kali representing the Coldfeet Adventure, England secured the second and third positions respectively.[break]



A total of 24 teams including the international teams participated in the tournament.



Likewise, the same Ekatakali from the Chitwan National Park won the ´Elephant Beauty Contest´, another attraction of the Elephant Festival. Kali clinched the title leaving behind Prakriti Kali and Pinki Kali.



Similarly, the bull-cart belonging to Hotel Wild Life Camp won the bull-cart race competition organised on the sidelines of the Elephant Festival. Likewise, horse-cart of Wild Expedition Service won the title of horse-cart competition.



The festival kicked off on December 26.

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