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Mira Rai

मीरा राई

Nepalese trail runner and sky runner

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Mira Rai is a Nepalese trail runner and sky runner. She has participated in many international competitions and has won numerous awards. Though she has never won the title of a World Champion, much of her fame came as a result of winning the 2017 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year title.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Bhojpur District wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
ultramarathon runner wd
Social media
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Early life and education

Quoted from Wikipedia: Mira Rai (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 7 November 2026.

  • After returning home, she dreamed of doing something more with her life to support her family and travelled to Kathmandu to pursue karate and running. BBC News

Career

  • She also participated in some of the world’s most challenging trail races. Miraraifilm.com Trail Running Nepal My Republica Nepali Times Sisugirls.org Ekantipur.com Outside Online Nepali Times bbc.com TheGuardian.com Trail Running Nepal
  • After more intensive training for trail running, with her mentor Richard Bull of Trail Running Nepal, she began to travel overseas to participate in international ultra-trail running competitions, where she quickly became a well-known name, winning one race after another and breaking several records. Nepali Times
  • In a patriarchal society, she has become an inspiration to many girls across the country. Trial Nepal
  • In 2017, Mira re-joined the competitive ultra-trail running world, with her first competition in September 2017 at the 120 km Ben Nevis Ultra Trail Race in Scotland, UK, where she won the race and set a new course record in a time of 14 hours and 24 minutes. irunfar.com

Key decisions and achievements

Questions

When was Mira Rai born?
Mira Rai was born on 31 December 1988 in Bhojpur District.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Mira Rai · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): मीरा राई · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q20685224 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Mira Rai 02.JPG by Prabina Karki (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  5. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Mira Rai · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. BBC News: From teenage guerrilla to top athlete (6 November 2015)
  7. Miraraifilm.com: Mira Rai | Mira Rai, a short story about a talented runner from Nepal
  8. Trail Running Nepal: Mira Rai
  9. My Republica: Mira Rai clinches int'l ultra-marathon in France (2015-06-27)
  10. Nepali Times: Running all her life | Nepali Times Buzz
  11. Sisugirls.org: Serious Sisu: Mira Rai — SisuGirls (2014-11-04)
  12. Ekantipur.com: Rai wins title in Hong Kong | Sports (2014-12-07)
  13. Outside Online: Meet Nepal's Breakout Trail Running Phenom (25 June 2015)
  14. Nepali Times: The inspiration of a long-distance runner | Nepali Times Buzz
  15. TheGuardian.com: The former child soldier turned star athlete blazing a trail for women in Nepal (5 October 2015)
  16. Trail Running Nepal: Mira & the girls running fund (2014-03-31)
  17. Trial Nepal: MIRA RAI'S 2016 SEASON
  18. irunfar.com: iRunFar: This Week in Running: September 18, 2017.

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Mira Rai". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mira-rai. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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