From knee injury to India's first Commonwealth Games decathlon medal: Tejaswin Shankar's week of tears, resilience and history
- Posted on August 1, 2026
- By The Times of India
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From knee injury to India's first Commonwealth Games decathlon medal: Tejaswin Shankar's week of tears, resilience and history
A week after walking away from the high jump arena in tears, Tejaswin Shankar returned to the same stadium to create history. Battling a long-standing knee injury, the national record holder became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the decathlon, claiming bronze in Glasgow on Friday.