Govindan Disqualified From 10,000m Final After He Finishes Third
Govindan had registered a time of 29 minutes and 44.91 seconds to finish third in the 10,000m final.
India's Govindan Lakshmanan missed out on winning a medal in the men's 10,000 metres category at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday as he was disqualified following an official review.
The Indian Army runner had originally finished third, which would have earned the first Asian Games medal for India in the event after a gap of two decades.
But the Indian was disqualified because his foot touched the outside of the track.
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Govindan had registered a time of 29 minutes and 44.91 seconds. Hassan Chani of Bahrain won gold with a time of 28:35.54. His compatriot Abraham Cheroben took silver with 29:00.29 while China's Zhao Changhong (30:07.49) got the bronze.
Later, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) lodged an official protest against the decision.
"AFI files a Protest regarding DQ of G Lakshmanan (10000m) at #AsianGames2018," the AFI posted on Twitter.
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