Ludhiana: Mukul Nagpaul of Ludhiana became the first athlete from Punjab to complete the Ironman race as he successfully completed the toughest Triathlon in Langkawi, Malaysia on November 17,2018. He finished the distance in 16 hours 18 minutes and 41 seconds.

Needless to say, Ironman is one of the toughest and most challenging triathlon race, organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a full marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. It is widely considered as one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.