Nepal, Sept. 21 -- Four Nepali trail runners will compete in the third unified edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships taking place in Canfranc-Pirineos in Spain from September 25 to 28.

Of the four participants, three are male runners-Suman Kulung, Sangge Sherpa and Man Kumar Roka. Sunmaya Budha will represent Nepal in the women's category.

The four runners were selected based on international standards, with ITRA rankings serving as the primary criteria. Kulung, Sherpa and Roka are ranked first, second and fourth in Nepal based on the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) rankings. They have ITRA scores of 861, 835 and 824, respectively.

Budha is ranked first among Nepali women runners with an ITRA scor...