Borappa clocked 34 minutes and 44 seconds to finish first in the 12km race.
In the women’s (8km) section, Thippava Sannakki of Mysore timed 26:42 to pocket the gold.
Results: Men (12km): Borappa M (MEG, Bangalore) 34:44, 1; Shanawaz P M (MEG) 35:19, 2; Santosh (MEG) 35:35, 3.
Boys: U-20 (8km): Pradeep Patel 24:27, 1; Shivanand Hadapad (Bangalore) 24:49, 2; Devanna Naik (Mudabidre) 24:27, 3.
U-18 (6km): Krishnappa B (Dharwad) 13:40, 1; Basavaraj S (Bijapur) 13:42, 2; Sridhar S (Bhajanthri) 13:49, 3.
U-16 (3km): Danesh S (Bagalkot) 8:46, 1; Devendra H D (Blr) 8:56, 2; Diliyadav (Blr) 9:10, 3.
Women (8km): Thippava Sannakki (Mys) 26:42, 1; Seetha C (Mys) 29:37, 2; Indira B E (Blr) 31:28, 3.
U-20 (6km): Shruthi K S (Blr) 17:12, 1; Sabeena (Shimoga) 17:20, 2; Sujatha S (Belgaum) 19:28, 3.
U-18 (4km): Shradha Rani S (Mys) 16:38, 1; Yeshaswini K (Mys) 16:40, 2; Megna K L (DK) 17:35, 3.
U-16 (3km): Priyanka V (Blr) 9:43, 1; H S Kavya (Blr) 10:08, 2; Shakuppi (Blr) 10:34, 3.
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