Indian Army havildar Sawan Barwal won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a personal best timing of 2:11:37.
The achievement ended India's 44-year wait for an Asian Games marathon medal, following the last podium finish at the 1982 Delhi edition.
Barwal finished 36 seconds ahead of bronze medalist Peiyou Feng of China, while Japan's Ichitaka Yamashita clinched the gold medal in 2:10:49.