Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) The inaugural edition of Ironman race in India will be held in Goa in October for which 1,000 registrations, including from women participants, have been received, the organisers said Wednesday.

The Ironman 70.3 Goa is scheduled on October 20 in the coastal state and participants need to swim 1.9 kms, cycle 90 kms and run 21.1 kms to complete the race, they said.

The organisers said the registrations were received from 20 countries and the youngest participant for the race is 18-year-old, while the oldest one is aged 61.

Of the 1,000 registrations, 10 per cent are women, while 45 per cent of them are of aged 40 years or above.

Ironman, which was started with a sigle event in 1978, now has over 230 events across 53 countries.

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