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Kaustubh Radkar at the finish line of Ironman World Championship 2017 [1]

Kaustubh Radkar "Kau" (born 5 May 1982) is an Indian triathlete. He has finished the Ironman Triathlon (consisting of 3.8 km swim, 180.2 km bicycle ride, 42.2 km run) 25 times as of March 2020.

He is the first Indian to finish the race 25 times, and one of the few Asians to finish and Ironman on all 6 continents. [2]

He is the only Indian to finish Ironman World Championship at Kona in 2017. [3]

Kaustubh has successfully completed the Comrades Marathon in 2016 where he emerged as the fastest Indian. [4]

A former Indian National swimming champion from 1995–2006, Kaustubh finished his first ever race at Ironman Arizona in November 2008.

Kaustubh is a well known among triathletes across the globe and he was recently interviewed by Mike Reilly[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "After winning Ironman title 13 times, Dr Kaustubh Radkar is the fastest at Comrades Marathon". The Indian Express. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ Mar 14, Pune Mirror | Updated:; 2020; Ist, 19:41. "Kaustubh Radkar becomes first Indian male to complete Ironman Triathlon for 25th time". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2020-06-08. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Kaustubh Radkar becomes first Indian to finish Ironman World Championship". The Indian Express. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  4. ^ "After winning Ironman title 13 times, Dr Kaustubh Radkar is the fastest at Comrades Marathon". The Indian Express. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. ^ "About". Mike Reilly. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.

Category:Triathletes Category:Triathalon Category:Ironman Triathlon Category:Ironman World Championship Category:Comrades Marathon Category:Indian swimmers Category:Indian athletes

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