Jaipur, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Colonel Jangvir Lamba (51) serving in the Indian Army recently completed the Iron Man triathlon - Asia Pacific Championship - held in Queensland, Australia, Army officials said on Wednesday.
The Iron Man Triathlon comprises three consecutive events -- 3.8 km open water swim, 180 km cycling, and 42.2 km marathon -- all to be completed in a day and in the same sequence. The maximum time limit for the competitors to complete the triathlon was 16:30 hours to earn the title of 'Iron Man'.
Colonel Lamba completed the challenge in 15:24 hours.
Over 1,500 athletes participated in the event in which Col Lamba was the only Indian participant.
Col Lamba, a resident of Jaipur, is a fourth generation Army officer, who is presently posted with the ASC Centre (South) in Bengaluru. He had earlier successfully completed the Iron Man competition held in Goa in November 2022.
Source: IANS
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