{"id":324313,"date":"2025-01-10T14:44:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T20:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=324313"},"modified":"2025-02-02T19:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T01:54:48","slug":"down-syndrome-ultraman-chris-nikic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-ultraman-chris-nikic\/","title":{"rendered":"Triathlete with Down syndrome takes on a challenge that most ‘never even dream of trying’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to compete and finish<\/a> the Ironman World Championship, has <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> his plan to compete in an <\/span>Ultraman<\/span><\/a> competition in Hawaii in 2025. Nikic is the founder of <\/span>1% Better<\/span><\/a>, a motivational brand created to encourage himself and others to set small goals to achieve big success.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ultraman competition is considered one of the most challenging physical competitions in the world. It takes place over three days and stretches over 320 miles, including a 6.2-mile ocean swim, 261.4-mile bike ride, and a 52.4-mile ultra-marathon run. This year\u2019s competition will take place in November, and Nikic will be accompanied by a guide.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nikic is no stranger to success. Two years before completing the 2022 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, <\/span>he became the first person with Down syndrome to <\/span>complete any<\/em> triathlon competition<\/span><\/a>. And just last year, he <\/span>achieved<\/span><\/a> an \u201cAbbott Six Star\u201d <\/span>medal<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>completing marathons in Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.\u00a0 His achievement is <\/span>recorded<\/span><\/a> in the Guinness Book of World Records.<\/span><\/p>\n

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