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Asian Games gold next, long career bigger goal after Arjuna recognition: Shankar

August 19, 2026 admin

Tejaswin Shankar has already broken new ground twice at the Commonwealth Games, but the Indian decathlete now has his sights set on a bigger prize — an Asian Games gold and, eventually, an Olympic medal. The 27-year-old became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s high jump when he cleared…

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Can Indian athletes punch up in the scaled-down Commonwealth Games?

July 22, 2026 admin

Victoria’s decision to pull out of hosting the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in July 2023, citing unsustainable costs, plunged the multi-sport event into uncertainty. There were fears that the 2026 Games might not be held at all. For nearly a year, the search for a replacement host went on. Gold Coast, the 2018 host, along with…

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Everyone wants to win gold at the Asian extravaganza: Sarvesh Kushare

July 15, 2026 admin

On June 27 evening, immediately after Sarvesh Kushare ended his four-year quest to better Tejaswin Shankar’s eight-year-old high jump National record of 2.28m at the National inter-state athletics meet at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar by clearing 2.31m, Tejaswin took to his ‘X’ handle to write: “Another mental barrier broken!! 2.30+ was probably the last of…

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Tejaswin — a battler who embraces tough tests

May 31, 2026 admin

Tejaswin Shankar, the National record holder in high jump and decathlon, loves to break barriers, especially the tougher ones. When he ruled the high jump scene in India, he chose to switch to the much tougher decathlon and put himself through harder tests. After becoming the first Indian to cross 8,000 points (8,057) in decathlon…

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Tejaswin — a battler who embraces tough tests

May 31, 2026 admin

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Gurindervir and Vishal set the track ablaze with national records

May 23, 2026 admin

Gurindervir Singh and Vishal T.K. smashed the men’s 100m and 400m National records respectively to set the track ablaze in the Federation athletics meet at the Birsa Munda Stadium (Morabadi) here on Saturday. Tejaswin Shankar added more thrill to the historic evening by finishing his decathlon routine on a high and becoming the first Indian…

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Last chance for Commonwealth Games hopefuls to make the grade for Glasgow

May 21, 2026 admin

Sprinter Animesh Kujur and decathlete Tejaswin Shankar share a light moment on the eve of the Federation athletics meet at Birsa Munda stadium in Ranchi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Notwithstanding some major withdrawals, a clutch of big names — including Tejaswin Shankar, Animesh Kujur, M. Sreeshankar, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Sachin Yadav…

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Tejaswin Shankar clinches India’s lone gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

February 8, 2026 admin

On his way to winning the gold medal in the heptathlon, Shankar collected 5993 points to better his own national indoor mark of 5650 points set in 2021 in the USA. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s heptathlon event to clinch India’s lone gold as the country ended the Asian Indoor…

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