From knee injury to CWG medal: Tejaswin Shankar's week of tears, resilience & history
Indian athlete Tejaswin Shankar overcame a chronic knee injury to win a bronze medal in the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games. This achievement follows his withdrawal from the high jump event earlier in the week due to the same injury.
Why it matters
It serves as a notable human-interest story regarding athletic resilience and the physical demands of multi-event sports.
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.Tejaswin finished with 7,976 points in the demanding 10-event competition held over two days. He competed despite dealing with chronic patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee), the same injury that had forced him to pull out of the men's high jump event earlier in the Games.Four days ago, the 27-year-old had cut a lonely figure after withdrawing from the high jump following his opening attempt.
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