Tejaswin Shankar Overcomes Knee Injury Pain To Win Bronze Medal In Men’s Decathlon At CWG 2026
Tejaswin Shankar scripted history at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games by securing a heroic bronze medal in the men's decathlon. Overcoming a painful patellar tendon injury that had earlier forced him to withdraw from the high jump event, the resilient 27-year-old displayed immense grit across the grueling ten disciplines. Highlighting his campaign was a stellar personal-best long jump of 7.82 meters and a strong clearance of 2.15 meters in the high jump. Battling physical exhaustion and pain through the two-day event, Tejaswin finished with a formidable total of 7,976 points. By holding off strong international challengers in the concluding 1,500m race, he sealed a historic third-place finish behind Grenada's Lindon Victor and Canada's Damian Warner, becoming the first-ever Indian athlete to claim a Commonwealth Games decathlon medal.
India's Tejaswin Shankar, third left, competes in the men's decathlon 1,500m race at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. Shankar went on to win the bronze medal in the men's decathlon with a total of 7,976 points, becoming the first Indian athlete to claim a Commonwealth Games medal in the event. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men's decathlon pole vault at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men's decathlon 110m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men's decathlon long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the decathlon shot put at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, July 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alastair Grant
India's Tejaswin Shankar competes in the men's decathlon pole vault at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
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