Sawan Barwal Wins Surprise Marathon Silver as Yamashita and Habte Take Gold

Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita won the men's marathon at the Asian Games, with India's Sawan Barwal claiming a surprise silver ahead of China's Peiyou Feng in the bronze position.

In the women's race, Bahrain's Shitaye Habte took gold, continuing the Gulf nation's strong showing in Asian Games distance events this week. China took silver in the team standings, with Japan's Mikuni Yada claiming individual bronze.

The results cap a strong distance-running week for India, coming a day after Gulveer Singh's silver in the men's 10,000m and Seema Kumari's bronze in the women's 10,000m.