Sports · 28 September 2026
Sawan Barwal Claims Marathon Silver with National Record at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Exam-focused facts from the 28 September 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India's Sawan Barwal won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 in Japan, setting a new National Record of 2:11:37.
- Barwal finished second behind Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita, who clocked 2:10:49.
- Barwal became the first Indian man in 44 years to win an Asian Games marathon medal, and only the fourth overall after Chhota Singh (Gold, 1951), Surat Mathur (Bronze, 1951) and H K Seetharam (Bronze, 1982).
- Barwal improved his own National Record from April 2026 by 21 seconds.
- The other Indian in the 19-man field, Kartik Karkera, finished 17th with a time of 2:22:41.
- At the ongoing Asian Games, India has won 24 medals - two gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze.