Impossible is just a word and a man from Aurangabad proved it right. Recently, Niket Dalal, 38 years old, became the first visually impaired Indian to complete the Ironman triathlon.

The triathlon consists of 1.9km of swimming, 90km of bicycling and 21.1km of the marathon that needs to be wrapped under eight hours. Niket Dalal along with his sighted ally completed the triathlon in 7 hours 44 minutes and also bagged the second position in their differently-abled category.

The tedious race needs to be completed without taking any breaks in between. His sighted ally, Arham Shaikh, 27 years old and Niket trained hard for a long period of four months in order to improve their skills.

The duo worked hard on their coordination and hereâs what netizens have to say about him.

Kudos!

#Kudos !@

Niket Dalal, a 38-year-old from Aurangabad, created history on February 7 by becoming the first completely visually-challenged athlete to finish an Ironman triathlon.....https://t.co/iFZ6ZAGIKr

Hard work pays offâ¦

Congratulations Niket Dalal, who created history by becoming the first completely visually challenged athlete to finish an Ironman triathlon consisting of a 1.9km swim, a 90 km bicycle ride & a 21.1km run-with assistance from his sighted companion, Abraham Shaikh

We are so proud of him.

Niket Dalal, a 38­year­old from Aurangabad, created history on Friday by becom-
ing the first completely visually challenged athelete to finish an Ironman triathlon. He completed Ironman 70.3consisting of 1.9 km swim,90km bicycle ride,21.1 km run. @IRONMANtri

Indeed.

History created. Niket Dalal India's first blind athelete to finish Ironman 70.3 triathlon, race complied of 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21km running back to back. ð»ð»ð»ð»ð»

According to the Indian Express, Niket Dalal said, âThe first Indian crossed the line of an Ironman in 2005, till 2020 and we had no disabled athletes compete and complete the race yet. I believe if we have work towards complete inclusivity, this huge gap of 15 years needs to be bridged and one of the major reasons why I did this.â

However, this isnât the end, the duo is now focused on completing the full Super Randonneur series in a single year.

What do you think of his will power? Let us know in the comments below.

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