March 7, Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal
16TH ASIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 IS AN EXCITING EVENT HOSTED BY NEPAL ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION (NAA) AND ORGANIZED BY ASIAN ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION (AAA) ON 7TH MARCH, 2023 AT GOKARNA FOREST RESORT.

MORE THAN 400 ATHLETES AND 50 VIPS FROM ALL ASIAN COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEGA CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE RT. HONORABLE PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL SHALL INAUGURATE THE EVENT.

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING IS A MID-DISTANCE RUNNING SPORT IN WHICH ATHLETES RACE ON OPEN-AIR COURSES OVER NATURAL TERRAIN SUCH AS GRASS, DIRT, AND HILLS. THE RACES ARE TYPICALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 12 KILOMETERS FOR MEN AND WOMEN, AND THE OBJECTIVE IS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.