Pakistan, Sept. 14 -- Two Pakistani triathletes completed challenging international triathlon events in China and Uzbekistan, with Pakistan Navy's Lieutenant Shahzada Asad competing at IRONMAN 70.3 Dali and Jibran Jawaid taking part in Challenge Samarkand.

Carrying Pakistan's flag at IRONMAN 70.3 Dali in China, Shahzada Asad completed the 113-kilometre half-Ironman distance in a gun time of 6 hours, 30 minutes and 41 seconds. Asad, also a member of Lahore-based Falcon Triathlon Club, completed the 1.9km swim in 40:57, the 90km bike leg in 2:59:08 and the 21.1km run in 2:30:16.

The Dali event featured a point-to-point swim, a largely flat cycling course along Erhai Lake and a run through the Dali Erhai Lake Ecology Landscape Corridor.

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