Bengaluru-based Indian military officer completes IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon

The IRONMAN 140.6 calls for 3.8 km of open-water swimming, 180 km of relentless biking, and 42.2 km of working all in at some point with out a break.
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A 53-year-old Indian military officer serving on the Military Service Corps (ASC) Centre (South), Bengaluru accomplished the IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon in Penghu, Taiwan.

Colonel Jangvir Lamba, a fourth-generation officer within the Indian military, accomplished the gruelling IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon, which is thought to be one of the punishing endurance races, on April 13.

The IRONMAN 140.6 calls for 3.8 km of open-water swimming, 180 km of relentless biking, and 42.2 km of working all in at some point with out a break.

“At 53.5 years of age, competing within the fiercely contested 50–54 age class, Col. Lamba braved excessive circumstances and unrelenting terrain to complete the race in a commanding 14 hours, 53 minutes, and 34 seconds. His accomplishment stands as a daring proclamation that age is not any constraint when the thoughts is resolute, and the spirit is cast in fireplace,” in accordance with a press assertion from the Ministry of Defence.

Col. Lamba hails from Jaipur. He’s a former skilled bodybuilder and a national-level bodybuilding choose with the Indian Physique Builders’ Federation.

In accordance with the ministry, Col. Lamba had participated within the IRONMAN 70.3 Goa in November 2022, Asia-Pacific IRONMAN Championship, Cairns, Australia in June 2023, IRONMAN 140.6 Langkawi, Malaysia in October 2023, and the Marathon des Sables, Morocco in April 2024, which is a 253.5-km multi-stage ultra-marathon by way of the Sahara desert.