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Siddhant Adhikari (सिद्धान्त अधिकारी) (Born 19 October 1992) is Nepali Professional middle-distance runner. He specializes in 800m/1500m and was a nominee for Pulsar Player of the Year Award, 2012. He currently hold the Nepalese national record for 1500m on 29 April 2016 at New Delhi Federation Cup, New Delhi which stands at 3:46.38 breaking the record previously held by Gop Bahadur Adhikari. He is also 800m/1500m Gold Medalist in 6th National Games, Nepal ,Dhandagi, 2012 representing Nepal Police Club.

Early life and background[edit]
Born on 19 October 1992 in Lekhnath, Kaski, Adhikari went to New west point secondary boarding school, Beni, Myagdi. He started competing in various school level district, zonal, regional and national meets from his early age of 14 years.

Career[edit]
His first major debut in national level competition was in 400m/800m where Adhikari was a dominant figure in these distances. He was By the end of 2012, Adhikari moved to India and joined Army Sports Institute (ASI) and started competing in various Indian national meets representing local clubs and states. Adhikari also debuted in long distance running with his first major competition being 33rd Pune International Marathon in 2018. The following year he ran in IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon clocking 2:33:16 placing him in 6th position. Adhikari is currently a member of Kaski District Athletics Association.

References:[edit]
1. https://racetecresults.com/myresults.aspx?CId=19898&RId=38&EId=4&AId=73405

2. https://worldathletics.org/athletes/india/siddhant-adhikari-14722579