Bengaluru, April 25 -- A strong line-up of Indian Elite athletes will take to the start line on Sunday for the 18th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru. With a total prize pool of USD 210,000, the Indian men's winner is set to take home Rs 3,00,000, while the Indian women's winner will receive Rs 2,75,000.

Additionally, a bonus of Rs 1,00,000 is on offer for athletes who break the existing event records at the World Athletics Gold Label Race.

Defending champion Abhishek Pal returns after clocking 29:12 last year to set the Indian men's event record and will look to build on that performance.

"Bengaluru has always been special for me. I've run multiple 10Ks here, and last year I was able to break the course record, which gives me a lot o...