Sawam Barwal from India, who works in the Indian Army and is 26 years old, was 3rd in the Asian half-marathon Championships in 1:04.30. In the ’C’ race at Parliament Hill track, he looked very smooth in his all black kit as he went away from his nearest challenger, after being in a group, then started to go clear for the last half a dozen laps. He won in 28: 51.88, which was a Personal Best time. . He comes from Bangalore (Born 18/12/98) “Did he have any heroes in the World of athletics then.’Haile Gebreselassie’. Barwal started running in 2014 . About the race he said “ A little bit hard in the second half. There had been a group with me and we were running around 28:10 pace. ‘ I was a little bit tired, with all the all the traveling. Bangalore to Doha and Doha to London. He was running well in the last part of the race despite the hamstrings being a bit tight”.
Elisa Palmero ‘B’ race winner from Italy ‘She was very happy with a personal best time 32:06.60.’
When did she start running first of all?”
‘18 years ago as I am 34 now”, This, she said, was the best race she had ever done.’ (So said a Spanish interpreter}.
When did she feel she had a chance to win “After 6k . Everything went well after that”
She ran 8:55.32 for 3000 and also competed over 1500 & 800 so, before her magnificent result at Parli Hill she was more of middle distance and cross-country runner.
Jesus Ramos of Spatn won the ‘B’10,00 in 28:17.99.
When did he feel he could win the race “ At 7 kilometres’
It was his persona best?
“It was a tactical race?"
“ I wanted a faster time for the Championhips”
He comes from Madrid and runs with others.
Running his favourite sport?
"Yes track running mostly, not the marathon’
William Rabjohns, as an 18 year old won the Junior 800 race in 1:49.63 (PB)
“ I have not done an 800 for a long time. I am more a 1500 runner (PB 3:46.46 in Port of Spain Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023.)
“ When did you start running?”
“Junior Park Runs”
“ You got excited with the sport and joined Poole AC”
You use cross-country as build up work!
You are now 18 but how long have you been running?
"About 2016, I am in my year 13 at school at Queen Elizbeth school in Dorset and hope to go to University next year."