Biten Singh breaks the course record to win IRONMAN 70.3 Goa

Indian Army athlete Biten Singh won IRONMAN 70.3 Goa on Sunday 1 November at Miramar Beach, Panaji, clocking a course-record 4 hours 24 minutes 29 seconds. He beat the previous record of 4:25:47, set by Uzbekistan's Konstantin Belousov in 2025, by one minute and 18 seconds. Anirudh Ravichandran finished second in 4:46:32 and Nihal Baig third in 4:52:59, completing an all-Indian men's podium.

Marina Shliakhtina won the women's title in 5:30:29, ahead of Sabina Iskakova in 5:42:58 and Mellanie Vendt in 6:04:54, while Team Fit Swaggers Goa won the relay in 4:33:24. More than 2,000 triathletes from 30 countries raced the sixth edition over a 1.9 km swim, a 90 km cycle and a 21.1 km run.