Manikala Rai

{{short description|Nepalese ultramarathon runner}}

File:Manikala Rai.jpg, Spain, with the Nepalese flag]]

Manikala Rai (born 27 November 1988) is a Nepalese ultra runner who now lives in France.{{cite web|title=Rai, Manikala|url=http://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultperson.php?&runner=202026&Language=EN|website=Ultra Marathon Statistics|publisher=Deutsche Ultramarathon Vereinigung|accessdate=4 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=Histoire|url=http://www.manikalarai.com/village/|website=Manikala Rai|accessdate=4 November 2016}}

Rai is said to be "Nepal's first international female ultra runner."{{cite news|last1=Jacqueline|first1=Rachel|title=Himalayan Hill Queen: Nepal's Manikala Rai|url=http://asiatrailmag.com/himalayan-hill-queen-nepals-manikala-rai/|accessdate=4 November 2016|work=AsiaTrail|date=March–April 2014}} She won the women's race in the North Face 100k in Hong Kong in December 2013, with a time of 15:37:08.{{cite web | url=http://www.thenorthface100.com/news.html | title=The North Face 100 Hong Kong 2013 | accessdate=12 November 2016}}

Rai is also a cross-country skier.[https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=210837 FIS Ski profile]