Kaustubh Radkar

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 Ironman Triathlon on all 6 continents.[1]

He is the only Indian to finish Ironman World Championship at Kona in 2017.[2]

Kaustubh has successfully completed the Comrades Marathon in 2016 where he emerged as the fastest Indian.[3]

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

Kaustubh was recently interviewed by Mike Reilly.[4]

References
  1. "Kaustubh Radkar becomes first Indian male to complete Ironman Triathlon for 25th time". Pune Mirror. Pune Mirror. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. "Kaustubh Radkar becomes first Indian to finish Ironman World Championship". The Indian Express. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. "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.
  4. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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