The Indian women’s team also won the bronze medal at the inaugural edition of the event in Dubai.
Indian long-distance runners won three medals – one gold and two bronze – at the Asian Half Marathon Championship 2023 in Dubai on Saturday. This was the inaugural edition of the athletics event.
India’s Sawan Barwal clocked 1:04:30 to win the bronze medal in the men’s individual category. The Indian athlete was 13 seconds short of his personal best of 1:04:17 timed at the Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi last month.
Japan’s Daisuke Doi claimed the gold medal with 1:03:43 while the silver medal went to the People’s Republic of China’s Kegu Yang, who timed his run at 1:04:04.
Among the other Indians in the fray, Kartik Kumar, the silver medal winner in men’s 10,000m at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, clocked 1:05:21 to come fifth, while Abhishek Pal, who won the 10,000m bronze at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Bangkok earlier this year, was 13th with 1:08:05.
The Indian trio of Sawan Barwal, Kartik Kumar and Abhishek Pal combined to take the gold medal in the men’s team event.
In the women’s category, Poonam Dinkar was the best Indian finisher at ninth with a time of 1:19:28. Kavita Yadav, with 1:19:33, and Rima Patel, with 1:19:40, finished 10th and 11th, respectively.
India also won the bronze medal in the women’s team event.
Asian Half Marathon Championship 2023: Indian medal winners
- Sawan Barwal – bronze medal in men’s individual event
- Sawan Barwal, Kartik Kumar and Abhishek Pal – gold medal in men’s team event
- Poonam Dinkar, Kavita Yadav and Rima Patel – bronze medal in women’s team event
source/content: olympics.com (headline edited)