Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Tejaswin Shankar Secures Second in Commonwealth Decathlon
Tejaswin Shankar is an Indian athlete who competes in the decathlon, which is ten different track and field events.
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he ran the 100 meters, jumped in the high jump and long jump, and threw the shot put.
He did very well in the long jump, jumping 7.82 meters, and earned a lot of points.
After five of the ten events, he was in second place with 4,339 points, just a few points behind the leader, Damian Warner from Canada.
He still had two more events to finish, but he was already close to winning a medal.
Tejaswin Shankar finished second in the men's decathlon with 4,339 points.
He earned 1,015 points in the long jump (7.82m) and 944 points in the high jump (2.15m).
He started with a 10.96s 100m, earning 870 points, and was seventh after the first five events.
Damian Warner led with 4,353 points, while England’s Sammy Ball was third with 4,249 points.
Tejaswin’s shot put (673 points) and 400m (837 points) kept him close to the leader.
- Who
- Tejaswin Shankar, Damian Warner, Sammy Ball
- What
- Men's decathlon at the Commonwealth Games
- When
- Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Where
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Why
- International athletics competition
- Athlete
- Tejaswin Shankar
- Event
- Men's decathlon, Commonwealth Games
- Score
- 4,339 points
- Position
- Second place
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
