How Sawan Barwal Broke India’s Longest-Standing Record and Still Wanted More

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Sawan Barwal broke India’s 48-year-old marathon national record in his debut at Rotterdam, but the achievement was overshadowed by disappointment over missing his target. Barwal looks back at the race, the collapse in the closing stretch, the support system behind the run and the reason for switching from 5000m, 10000m to marathon.

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