Tejaswin Shankar: Special to Share CWG Podium with Those I’ve Admired Since I Began Competing
Tejaswin Shankar overcame a knee injury and finished with 7,976 points, becoming the first Indian to medal in Commonwealth Games decathlon.
- On Friday, Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar secured a historic bronze medal in the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the discipline.
- Battling a knee injury and temperatures between 14 and 16 degrees Celsius in Scotland, Shankar pushed through two grueling days of competition to overcome both physical and mental challenges.
- Shankar recorded a personal best of 7.82m in the long jump and became the only athlete to cross the 2m barrier in high jump, accumulating 7,976 points overall.
- Sharing the podium with gold medalist Lindon Victor of Grenada and silver medalist Damian Warner of Canada, Shankar credited long jumper Murali Sreeshankar for navigating his injury recovery.
- Preparing for the Asian Games in around six weeks, Shankar recalled advice: "Just take one day at a time. All you should do is show up." Those words sustained him throughout.
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Tejaswin Shankar: Special to share CWG podium with those I’ve admired since I began competing
In the back-breaking, unforgiving world of decathlon, where each discipline tests a different facet of an athlete’s body and mind, Tejaswin Shankar battled knee injury, self-doubt and Glasgow’s biting weather to script history in the Commonwealth Games at the Scotstoun Stadium here on Friday.
Indian athletes performed brilliantly at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, winning numerous medals. Neeraj Chopra won silver in the javelin throw, and Yashvir Singh won bronze. Tejaswin Shankar made history in the decathlon, while Asmita Dey won India's first gold medal in judo. The strong performances of Indian athletes further strengthened the country's medal campaign.
Tejaswin Shankar scripts history, clinches decathlon bronze medal at Commonwealth Games 2026
In a major development, Tejaswin Shankar put forth a brilliant performance and etched his name in the history books at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. He became the first man from India to win a medal in the decathlon at the event for India as he clinched the bronze medal. Despite battling through a knee injury that had disrupted his preparations, the 27-year-old managed to push through and clinch another medal for India. In one of the mos…
Sleepless nights with ChatGPT: The story behind Tejaswin Shankar's CWG bronze
Commonwealth Games: Alone in a hotel room after a brutal knee flare-up, Tejaswin Shankar had nothing but ChatGPT for company. Two days later: a doctor's green light, a friend's blueprint, and a team that carried him to CWG decathlon bronze.
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Injured Tejaswin Shankar scripts history; becomes first Indian to win decathlon medal in Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games News: Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men's decathlon after battling a long-standing knee injury to claim .
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