Historic Asian Games Silver
Sawan Barwal Wins Asian Games Silver, Ending India's 44-Year Marathon Drought
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India’s Sawan Barwal won silver in the men’s marathon at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, ending the country’s 44-year wait for a medal in the event. He finished in 2:11:37, setting a personal best and national record, behind Japan’s Ichitaka Yamashita, who pulled ahead late in the race. Barwal held second place to the finish after competing near the front for much of the race.
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Barwal improved his own national record, set in April, by 21 seconds.
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Gold medallist Ichitaka Yamashita finished in 2:10:49.
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Barwal became only the fourth Indian man to win an Asian Games marathon medal, joining Chhota Singh, Surat Mathur and H. K. Seetharam.
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Barwal grew up in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, joined the Army in 2019 and serves as a havildar in the 501 FSE Group of the Bengal Engineer Group.
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