AT JUST 21 years of age, city’s Omkar Sathe completed the grueling Ironman 70.3 in Goa in just six hours and 56 minutes, recently. The Ironman 70.3 consists of 1.9 km swim, a 90 km bike ride and a 21.1 km run. Omkar, a student of BITS, Goa campus, took on the Ironman challenge all by himself without any professional guidance. Being only among the 10 participants from Nagpur, his achievement is the culmination of months of disciplined training, rigorous preparation, physical endurance and mental determination. With a finish time of 6:56:33, Sathe completed his 1.9km swimming in 54:57 minutes. He cycled the distance of 90km in 03:24:36 minutes and the 21km run in 02:23:48. During his preparation, he explored a completely different side of Goa through early-morning cycling sessions, running routes and intensive training routines. The state eventually became the backdrop to one of his most memorable sporting achievements. Sathe extends his gratitude to his parents Dhananjay, Shilpa and sister Mrunmayee He also thanked his BITS Goa friends and also to Dr Sunita Dhote for her inspiration and support.