Army Havildar Sawan Barwal, overcomes mini-blackouts, breaks India’s 48-year marathon record in Rotterdam
Indian Express·2h ago·Positivity
What Happened
Army havildar Sawan Barwal, 28, from Himachal Pradesh, broke India's national marathon record at NN Marathon Rotterdam on Sunday. He clocked 2:11:58, surpassing Shivnath Singh's 1978 record of 2:12:00. Despite experiencing two mini-blackouts in final 20 metres due to cold winds, Barwal finished 20th overall. The time qualifies him for Asian Games.
Key Entities
Sawan BarwalNN Marathon RotterdamShivnath SinghAjith MarkoseProject 2:09Army Sports InstituteReliance Foundation