Jodhpur-based army personnel dies after completing Triathlon in Odisha

He swum 3.8 km in the Bay of Bengal, ran 42 km and cycled 180 km along the coast, police said. However, soon after, he complained of chest pain and wished to go back to his hotel room

Published on: Feb 26, 2023, 11:12:23 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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A 42-year-old army personnel from Jodhpur in Rajasthan died shortly after finishing a Triathlon competition comprising swimming, marathon run and cycling at the Ramchandi area of Puri district on Saturday, police said.

Police officials in Puri said the army personnel identified as Nitin Soni complained of chest pain minutes after he completed the Triathlon event.

Chandrabhaga police station inspector Rabindra Sethy said that Soni took part in the HercUlean ITF Triathlon at Konark in Odisha’s Puri, like several others beginning 4am.

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He swum 3.8 km in the Bay of Bengal, ran 42 km and cycled 180 km along the coast, Sethy said. However, soon after, he complained of chest pain and wished to go back to his hotel room.

“We took him to a government hospital at Konark, and from there he was shifted to Puri district headquarters hospital where he was declared brought dead,” Sethy added.

Sethy said an unnatural death case has been registered in this regard and his body was sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of his death. The elder brother of the deceased arrived in Bhubaneswar from Jodhpur to receive the body, police said.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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