Bengaluru-based Indian army officer completes IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon

Colonel Jangvir Lamba, a fourth-generation officer in the Indian army, achieved the feat in Penghu, Taiwan on April 13.

A 53-year-old Indian army officer serving at the Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre (South), Bengaluru completed the IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon in Penghu, Taiwan.

Colonel Jangvir Lamba, a fourth-generation officer in the Indian army, completed the gruelling IRONMAN 140.6 Triathlon, which is regarded as one of the most punishing endurance races, on April 13.

The IRONMAN 140.6 demands 3.8 km of open-water swimming, 180 km of relentless cycling, and 42.2 km of running all in one day without a break.

“At 53.5 years of age, competing in the fiercely contested 50–54 age category, Col. Lamba braved extreme conditions and unrelenting terrain to finish the race in a commanding 14 hours, 53 minutes, and 34 seconds. His accomplishment stands as a bold proclamation that age is no constraint when the mind is resolute, and the spirit is forged in fire,” according to a press statement from the Ministry of Defence.

Col. Lamba hails from Jaipur. He is a former professional bodybuilder and a national-level bodybuilding judge with the Indian Body Builders’ Federation.

According to the ministry, Col. Lamba had participated in the IRONMAN 70.3 Goa in November 2022, Asia-Pacific IRONMAN Championship, Cairns, Australia in June 2023, IRONMAN 140.6 Langkawi, Malaysia in October 2023, and the Marathon des Sables, Morocco in April 2024, which is a 253.5-km multi-stage ultra-marathon through the Sahara desert.