Nishant Khimeshra has made India proud after completing the triathlon in Full Ironman in Cork, Ireland on August 14, 2022.
In 14 hours, Nishant had completed the triathlon course in Full Ironman, where he swam 3.8 km, cycled 180 km, and ran 42.2 km in the town of Youghal, in Cork.
Nishant, a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, in Dublin hailing from Udaipur, India, achieved the title of Ironman after completing the Ironman triathlon in Barcelona, Spain in 2021.
Around 2500 athletes took part in the competition held at Youghal, Cork. Up to 10,000 visitors lined the streets to welcome the athletes. The three-day competition got underway on Friday amid concerns about possible melting tarmac arising out of the mini heatwave which is ongoing in the country.
The training schedule Nishant followed and still does is intense with training every 6 days a week.
For around 12-14 hours every week, he used to divide his time between cycling, running, and swimming. Doing 2 bike, run and swim sessions each day, Nishant would sometimes go up to 5-5:30 hours of cycling, 2 hours of running, and one long swimming session of 1.5 hours.
In 2021, Nishant completed the Ironman triathlon in Barcelona, Spain. He completed this triathlon at 11:20:39.
Nishant’s parents had also traveled from India to join Nishant, his wife Ankitha, and son Farin cheering him for the most demanding competition of his life.
Nishant’s achievement and love of sports were published in Ironman Barcelona.