Sunmaya Budha, 22, was the sensation of 2018 Gaoligong by UTMB. Sunmaya won THT by over one hour and twenty minutes from US professional runner Meredith Edwards. Sunmaya's time 5:44:49, was sixth-best overall.
Sunmaya, the 2016 Asian Skyrunning Championship runner-up, is a protégé of Nepali trail running superstar
Mira Rai.