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Goa’s Samira Abraham has been selected to represent India at the 2018 Pokhara NTT ASTC South Asian Triathlon Championship, by the Indian Triathlon Federation (ITF). The South Asian Triathlon Championship, under the aegis of Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC), will be held in Pokhara, Nepal, on April 28.
Samira was recently crowned National champion in the women’s section at the Senior National Triathlon Championship, in a first of its kind achievement for a Goan. Two men and two women comprise the Indian squad. Pragna Mohan of Gujarat, who stood second at the Nationals, is the second woman. S Bishworjit Singh and KSH Minachandra, both of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), are in men’s team.
At the National championship in February in Visakhapatnam, Samira’s overall timing was 2 hours 30 minutes and 4 seconds ” 27.45 min for 1.5km swimming; 1 hour 10 minutes and 16 seconds for 40km cycling, and 51.05 minutes for the 10km run.
