What's going on with Tejaswin Shankar CWG Decathlon Bronze

India's Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in the men's decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming India's first-ever CWG decathlon medallist.

Shankar injured his knee during the warm-up for the men's high jump event, initially withdrew, then attempted a late comeback but failed his opening jump, casting doubt on his decathlon participation.

Shankar admitted in a social media post that during the competition he 'gave up' and questioned if his preparation had been for nothing, but recovered with help from Dr Wayne Lombard and his strength and conditioning team.

Despite being emotionally shattered, Shankar competed in the decathlon the next morning, citing 'one conversation, one treatment session, one event, one lap at a time' as his recovery approach.

Shankar surged to second place at the end of Day 1, thanks to a commanding performance in his signature high jump event.

Tejaswin Shankar won a bronze medal in decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

This is India's first Commonwealth Games decathlon medal.

Shankar already holds the national record with 8,057 points.

He previously won silver at the Asian Games and Asian Championships.

This bronze adds to his achievements.

Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in decathlon at Commonwealth Games.

He expressed happiness and relief after the achievement.

The medal marked a historic first for India in that event.

India's Tejaswin Shankar won a bronze medal in the decathlon at CWG 2026.

This is India's first-ever medal in the decathlon event in Commonwealth Games history.

The victory marks a historic achievement for Indian athletics.

Reliance Foundation-supported athletes won three medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Sreeshankar Murali won silver in long jump.

Lovlina Borgohain won silver in boxing.

Tejaswin Shankar won bronze in decathlon.