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This is the first time #Gurkhas will open their ranks for women! The regiment will be open to women from 2019 and the first recruits will be in UK for training in 2020.<\/p>\n![\"nepal](\"https:\/\/www.nepalisansar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nepal-gurkhas-1024x576.jpg\")
Candidates carry 55 lbs of sand in a wicker basket that is strapped across their head and are expected to finish the race within 48 minutes and this is \u2018no exception for women\u2019!<\/p>\n