Distance Runner Sawan Barwal Seals Asian Athletics Championships Qualification With 10,000m Gold At Kochi

Barwal clocked 28:57.13 in the men’s 10,000m on the opening day of the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Championship at Kochi’s Maharaja’s College Stadium. The Army runner's showing bettered the previous meet record of 28:57.90 set in 2007 by Surendra Singh in Kolkata.