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Hassan Esufally (born June 5, 1991) is the first Sri Lankan to run a marathon on all seven continents. Esufally achieved this by completing the Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k ultra race on December 13th 2018. During this goal he also become the first Sri Lankan to run the Inca Trail Marathon (considered to be the hardest marathon in the world   ), and first Sri Lankan to run the Big 5 marathon (run through wildlife in African Savannah) in South Africa.

Esufally has also completed the IRONMAN Triathlon at the IRONMAN Asia Pacific Championships in Cairns Australia in 2016.

Early Life and Education
Hassan Esufally was born in Sri Lanka on June 5 1991. He graduated high school from the British School in Colombo in 2011. For his undergraduate degree, Esufally received a merit based scholarship to attend the the University of Melbourne. He graduated from the University of Melbourne where he completed a double major in management and marketing in December 2014, where he attended Ormond College.

Career
Hassan Esufally worked in the corporate world in Australia after graduating University and subsequently returned home to join his family's tea business He formally announced his goal to become the first Sri Lankan to run a marathon across all seven continents in April 2018.

Family and Personal Life
He is the son of Mohamed and Sarah Esufally and he has two younger sisters. He is married to his wife Rashida and lives in Colombo,Sri Lanka.

Achievements and Awards
Hassan Esufally has completed ten 42.2 km marathons across seven continents and is a member of the 7 Continents Marathon Club. He is also the first Dawoodi Bohra to run a marathon across the seven continents.