Warner Takes Decathlon Lead, Canada Adds Six Medals on Day 7 of Commonwealth Games

Team sport? What knee injury taught Tejaswin Shankar about culture in Indian athletics

Tejaswin Shankar thought his Commonwealth Games campaign was over after suffering a knee injury. In the two days at the CWG village, where he spent hours rehabilitating, every Indian athlete came up to him and offered words of encouragement. That support sparked an incredible comeback from Tejaswin on Thursday.

Warner takes decathlon lead, Canada adds six medals on Day 7 of Commonwealth Games

GLASGOW - Former Olympic champion Damian Warner is hanging on to a slim lead halfway through the men’s decathlon at the Commonwealth Games.

Tejaswin Shankar Leaps To 2nd Spot In Men's Decathlon At CWG 2026; Parul Chaudhary Disappoints In Women's 5000m

Tejaswin Shankar cleared a top-ranking 2.15m in his signature high jump event, scooping up 944 crucial points to hold second place behind Canada's Damian Warner in the Commonwealth Games men's decathlon on Thursday.

Despite struggling with knee, Tejaswin finishes 1st day of Decathlon at 2nd spot

Tejaswin, who earlier retired from the men's high jump due to a knee injury, started the Decathlon with a 10.96s timing in the 100m and accumulated 870 points.

CWG 2026 — Tejaswin Shankar in Decathlon: Indian athlete second in overall standings after five events

Find out how India’s Tejaswin Shankar fared at the end of the first five events in Decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.