Gold: Deepak Bhatt (Uttarakhand) 29:42.93s
Silver: Shailesh Kushwaha (Karnataka) 29:57.56s
Bronze: Prashant Choudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 30:36.97s.
Karnataka’s Shivaji M led the race for most of the distance before being overtaken by eventual winner Deepak Bhatt in the final 100m.
Shivaji initially finished second with a time of 29:45.86s, which was inside the qualification standard for the U23 Asian Athletics Championships.
However, he was later disqualified under World Athletics Technical Rule T.R. 17.2.4. Under this rule, an athlete is immediately disqualified for stepping the inner border/kerb more than once on a bend.
The 22-year-old collapsed at the finish line after the race and was later assisted by coaches.
He was disqualified under World Athletics Technical Rule T.R. 17.2.4. As many as eight athletes failed to finish the race.
The Commonwealth Games qualification time in the event was 27:39.03s and the National Record stands in the name of Gulveer Singh at 27:00.22s.