Bhubaneswar, Feb. 26 -- Marathon runner from Odisha, Soubhagya Kumar Ratha has brought laurels for the State by completing the prestigious Ironman 70.3 Triathlon organized by ProAm in association with the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau on February 24 in Colombo.
Soubhagya was accorded a warm welcome at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar after returning from Sri Lanka today. Asked about his achievement, Soubhagya credited the success to hard work and sheer will power. What is more surprising is that Soubhagya has managed to achieve the feat by training for the event in Odisha only.
Motivated by the inspirational journey of athlete and actor Milind Soman, Soubhagya said, "Training for the Ironman Triathlon event was very ...