Asian Athletics Championships | Indian contingent denied medal upgrade in 10,000m event

The Bahrain native did not wear a bib on his back during the long-distance event which is against the rules. As per the International Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) competition rules, every athlete has to be provided with two bibs that should be 'worn visibly' on the chest and back. The rules further say that these bibs "must be worn as issued and may not be cut, folded or obscured in any way". If it's not followed, the rules say, the athlete should be disqualified. However, India’s complaint was dismissed by the technical delegate.

Instead, the delegate just handed out a yellow card or warning to the Bahraini runner on the ground that it was a mistake by the officials who had failed to spot the missing bib. If they were to give a decision based on rule by spirit, as technical officials do in most events, Chani should have been disqualified, which would have given Murli an upgrade to a silver medal.