How Sawan Barwal Broke India’s Longest-Standing Record and Still Wanted More | More sports News
Sawan Barwal ran 2:11:58s at the NN Marathon Rotterdam, finishing 20th, but broke Shivnath Singh’s 1978 mark of 2:12:00 – India’s longest-standing national record in athletics, and he broke it in his first marathon itself. (Photo: Reliance Foundation Youth Sports) In the hours after crossing the finish line in Rotterdam, Sawan Barwal did what most…