Tejaswin Shankar Creates History with India’s First-Ever Commonwealth Games Decathlon Medal

The Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar has created the history as he became the first Indian to win a medal in the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games, and achieved the historic bronze medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026. The national record holder performed exceptionally well with a total of 7,976 points in the 10-event decathlon despite suffering from a knee injury throughout the competition.

Tejaswin Shankar Makes History At Glasgow 2026

Tejaswin Shankar put in one of the most remarkable performances in Commonwealth Games history by winning a bronze medal in the men’s decathlon.

The 27-year-old made history as the first Indian athlete to win a medal in decathlon in Commonwealth Games history.

Tejaswin took part in the event, which lasted for two days, and managed to score 7976 points while getting through physical injuries and competing against tough global opposition.

Key Highlights

• Tejaswin Shankar has secured a bronze medal in men’s decathlon.
• Shankar has become the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in decathlon.
• He scored 7,976 points in total.
• Despite suffering from chronic patellar tendinitis, which is also known as jumper’s knee, he was able to compete.
• Thus, this medal is Shankar’s second medal from Commonwealth Games as he won a bronze medal in high jump in Birmingham in 2022.
• After the last event of 1,500m race, he finished in third position.

Performance Across the Decathlon

The decathlon contains ten events of track and field performed over the span of two days and it judges various qualities of the athlete including speed, strength, endurance, agility, and technique.

Tejaswin was always in the leading group.

• He gained the second position after the first five events.
• He went up to the third position after performing the javelin throw (the ninth event).
• He won the bronze medal from the fifth position in the 1,500m race (the last event).

His consistency made him successful and the first Indian athlete to claim a medal during the Commonwealth Games decathlon event.

Final Rankings

In the men’s decathlon, many top athletes participated in the competition.

Tejaswin finished only 60 points behind the second place athlete in the decathlon which is a fiercely competitive event.

Remarkable Career

Tejaswin Shankar is now regarded as a prominent figure in the world of Indian athletics.

Here are some of his various achievements and accomplishments.

• Holds the national record in the decathlon with 8057 points.
• Won a bronze medal at the high jump event of the Commonwealth Games held in 2022.
• Won a silver medal in the decathlon at the 2023 Asian Games being held in Hangzhou.
• Won a bronze medal in the decathlon event of the Commonwealth Games in 2026.

This recent accomplishment also made him the first athlete from India to win Commonwealth medal in two different events.