After Milind Soman , Saiyami Kher has become the first Indian actress to complete the toughest triathlon in the world: Ironman Race . While she admits not a lot of female stars take up the challenges, she was not chasing this milestone. Also read : Saiyami Kher on participating in Ironman Triathlon: It is going to test my physical capability and mental strength She was in Berlin to compete in the toughest triathlon in the world: Ironman, which was held in September.
She created history by becoming the first Bollywood female actor to participate in and complete the said Ironman 70.3, which includes a 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike ride, and a 21.
1 km run, all completed back-to-back without breaks. On being the first Indian actress to do it After the race, Saiyami is enjoying all the love and appreciation coming her way. When asked about creating history, the actor tells us, “I was never chasing that.
It just happened. I know Milind was the actor who completed it. But I am the first actress to do it”.
“That’s because of our profession, with the timings...
If you are working in an office, you know your timings are from like 9:00 to 6:00, following which you can train. But when you are an actor, there are days when you are working for 14 days. Some days there are night shifts, and some days are 14 hours long.
So, it is very chaotic on the body when you're an actor. I'm really proud that I managed to do it with all my schedules,” she added. However, she hopes that her achieveme.