Sawan Barwal wins Asian Games marathon silver, India's first medal in 44 years

Sawan Barwal wins Asian Games marathon silver, India's first medal in 44 years The 28-year-old Barwal is only the fourth Indian to win a marathon medal in Asiad history.

Key points

• India's Sawan Bawal won the country's first marathon medal at the Asian Games since 1982.
• Sawan additionally lowered his own national record, clocking 2: 11: 36 in Aichi Nagoya.
• Sawan, who was competing in his second marathon of the career, finished behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita.

India's Sawan Bawal won the country's first marathon medal at the Asian Games since 1982. (Sony LIV screengrab).

Sawan Barwal on Saturday finished second in the men's Marathon on Saturday to record India's fourth medal in the event at the Asian Games and a first since the 1982 edition. FOLLOW Asian Games LIVE Day 8.

Sawan additionally lowered his own national record, clocking 2: 11: 36 in Aichi Nagoya. Earlier in April this year, he became the first-ever Indian to go sub 2 hours 12 minutes, lowering the 48-year-old national record of Shivnath Singh at the Rotterdam Marathon.

In short, sawan Barwal wins Asian Games marathon silver, India' s first medal in 44 is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.