Yesterday, when the entire nation was singing the lauds of Milind Soman for finishing the revered 'Ultraman' - an honour given to those who survive the toughest marathon in the world, we absolutely forgot to talk about this Indian.
(Also read:?Milind Soman Bags The 'Ultraman' Title For Covering 517 KM In Three Days, Does It Barefoot!)
More often than not, we fail the achievements of those who stand at a friendly distance from the limelight and here's another example that validates even more.?
Kaustubh Radkar from Pune is a 16 times Ironman finisher and also the person who finished the Ultraman, way head of Milind Soman.?
A former Indian swimming national champion, he started swimming at the age of 9 and then went on to win medals for Pune, Maharashtra and his University. He has also represented India in several Asia Pacific Swimming Championships.
He's a super-active athlete and India's pride.?The poster boy of IRONMAN in India, he finished his first race in Arizona in 2008 with a smashing time of 11 hrs 41 mins and 36 secs, the fastest debut for an Indian.
He is now the flag-bearer of finishing Ironman on 6 continents and he achieved this goal of his on March 29th, 2015 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.