Noted Nepali marathon winner Hari Bahadur Rokaya from Jumla who is trying to get in shape for the Everest Marathon this autumn is going to be sponsored by Salt Trading Corporation, the company announced this week. Rokaya's financial difficulties and his commitment to helping other young athletes in Jumla was profiled in Nepali Times (\'Run, Hari, run', #153). Salt Trading is going to take care of Rokaya's nutritional supplements costing Rs 3,000 a month and also pay his expenses of Rs 50,000 for the Everest Marathon. "We thought that was the least we could do to a deserving and patriotic athlete like Hari," Salt Trading said in a statement.