A young Keralite has made it big in a gruelling triathlon organised by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) in Switzerland. Ahmed Zachariah Faizal from Kozhikode stole many hearts when he finished the Ironman 70.3 triathlon held in Rapperswil-Jona near Zurich in good time last week.
Excitement was palpable in the words of his father Faizal Kottikollon, a Dubai-based Malayali philanthropist as he welcomed his son’s achievement. “It has been a creditable achievement. Zach was one of the three Indians who took part in the long race, and made us all proud,” said Mr. Kottikollon.
Endearingly called Zach, Ahmed had trained for six months for the Ironman 70.3 triathlon. He finished the 113-km event in six hours and 22 minutes. The WTC had set a cut-off time of 8 hours and 30 minutes for the event.
