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Sunmaya Budha

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Born 1998-10-01Sponsor Kailas
UTMB 805ITRA 807Wins 16Podiums 19

Nepali ultra-trail runner from a remote mountain village in Jumla, Karnali, Sunmaya Budha escaped an arranged teenage marriage to pursue running and became one of the world's leading female ultra-trail athletes. In 2025 she captured the Ultra-Trail Cape Town World Trail Majors title and won the Hong Kong 100, before setting a women's course record at the 2026 Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K.

Race Results

2026
2 races2 wins
1stCR
Lavaredo Ultra Trail/Lavaredo 120K
Jun 26
120km
5,800m+
13:33:18
Women's course record
1st
Chhayanath Trail Ultra
May 17
33km
2,849m+
5:24:50
15th overall
2025
7 races5 wins
4th
Chiangmai Thailand by UTMB/Elephant 100
Dec 5
96km
4,600m+
11:58:36
19th overall
1st
Ultra-Trail Cape Town/UT100
Nov 22
100km
4,200m+
12:25:55
World Trail Majors; 8th overall
2nd
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships/Long Trail
Sep 27
82km
5,414m+
10:23:03
World Championships silver medal
1st
Annapurna Marathon
Jun 3
46km
2,366m+
4:41:25
1st
Ultra-Trail Mount Yun by UTMB/NMY 30K
Apr 20
29km
1,674m+
3:10:12
3rd overall
1st
Chengdu Trail
Mar 29
50km
5:41:48
1st
Hong Kong 100
Jan 18
100km
5,300m+
11:11:47
13th overall
2024
5 races3 wins
4th
Chiangmai Thailand by UTMB/Hmong 50
Dec 7
53km
5:24:14
1st
Ultimate Tsaigu Trail Kuocang
Nov 2
95km
9:32:45
1st
Ninghai Ultra Trail
Oct 19
60km
5:40:03
3rd
Transvulcania/Ultramarathon
May 11
73km
4,350m+
8:20:31
1st
Welnig Golden Coast Run
Mar 31
70km
7:06:17
2023
1 race1 win
1st
The North Face 100 Hong Kong
Dec 8
100km
14:40:00
3rd overall
View All 23 Results

Career Highlights

2016: Won the Manaslu Mountain Trail Race in Nepal
2021: Signed by The North Face Adventure Team, first Nepali woman in years
2022: 2nd at CCC on her debut, running the 2nd-fastest women's time ever
2024: 3rd at Transvulcania Ultramaraton
2025: Won the Hong Kong 100; silver in the Long Trail at the WMTRC in Canfranc-Pirineos; won Ultra-Trail Cape Town UT100 World Trail Majors
2026: Set the women's course record winning the Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K

Key Achievements

Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K Winner (2026) - Women's Course Record (13:33:18)
Ultra-Trail Cape Town UT100 Winner (2025) - World Trail Majors
Hong Kong 100 Winner (2025)
WMTRC Long Trail (82km) Silver Medal (2025, Canfranc-Pirineos)
Transvulcania Ultramaraton 3rd (2024)
CCC (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix) 2nd (2022) - 2nd-fastest women's time on debut
Double Asian Skyrunning Champion
Manaslu Mountain Trail Race women's winner (2016)

Notable Traits

Grew up at around 2,800m in Patarasi village, Jumla, in Nepal's Karnali province
Left home as a teenager to avoid an arranged marriage and joined a running club
Mentored by pioneering Nepali trail runner Mira Rai
First Nepali woman signed by The North Face Adventure Team (2021)
Highest-ranked trail runner in Asia
Member of the Kailas Fuga Trail Running Team