Sawan Barwal Breaks 48-Year-Old National Marathon Record, Longest-Standing Mark In Indian Athletics

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Sawan Barwal created history on Sunday by breaking the 48-year-old national marathon record – the longest-standing mark in Indian athletics – at the NN Marathon Rotterdam. Barwal clocked 2 hours, 11 minutes and 58 seconds to finish 20th in the elite marathon race, erasing the previous national record of 2:12:00, which had stood since 1978 in Shivnath Singh’s name.

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