DANG, April 22 -- Departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club and Province 5's Santoshi Shrestha set new national records in different categories and won gold in athletics in the ongoing Eighth National Games in Dang on Sunday.

At the Beljhundi Stadium in Beljhundi, Army's women's team set national record in 4 x 400 meters relay race, while Shrestha set the record in 5,000 meters race and won the gold.

The Army team broke the record set at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) by Nepali national team featuring Saraswati Bhattarai, Krishna Chaudhary, Tulasa Khatri and Sangita Meche.

Army completed the distance of 4 x 400 meters relay race in 4 minutes 02.8 seconds breaking the national team's record of 4 minutes 8.20 seconds.

Likewise, in women's...