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Nashik: The district will soon achieve another feat in the world of sports when it hosts the first half triathlon event, scheduled on January 27. All the events will be conducted in Gangapur dam area, he added.The online registration for the competition will begin on October 20. The combination of two events would naturally bring in more participation,” he said.Singal said that in Kolhapur the triathlon event is conducted by the local people whereas in Nashik all the government agencies would join hands to make the event successful. “The plans were being considered to enable participation of people from Nashik. The event will have 2km swimming, 90km cycling and 21km of running.The event, branded Unravel Nashik Triathlon, has been conceptualised by city commissioner of police Ravinder Singal.“Since Nashik has good runners and sports lovers, we wondered why it should not have a major event to attract tourists through sports..