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Sawan Barwal leads marathon pack on Asian Games day 8
The Indian Express··15h ago
On Asian Games day 8 in Nagoya, India's Sawan Barwal led the men's marathon after China's Peiyou Feng slowed near the halfway mark. Live updates had Barwal in front with about eight kilometres left while Karthik Karkera trailed. India's men's and women's kabaddi teams were set to face Iran in gold medal matches the same day.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Medal outcomes in kabaddi gold matches against Iran affect India's day 8 tally in Nagoya.
- Marathon positions can shift quickly when lead runners slow before the final kilometres.
- Athletics finals listed included shot put, triple jump and several track events for India.
What's Happening
- Barwal and Karkera started the men's marathon final to open India's day 8 athletics campaign.
- Feng's break had earlier split the lead pack into smaller groups.
- Archery recurve men's team qualification also ran on the day 8 schedule.
Day 8 schedule beyond the marathon
- The 2026 Asian Games are being tracked from Nagoya with live updates through the morning IST window.
- China's Han Il Ryong was among runners near Barwal in earlier live reports.
- Kabaddi finals against Iran were billed as gold medal matches for both Indian teams.
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