With several medal-rich sports missing from the programme because of financial constraints in hosting the Games — after the event was moved from Victoria in Australia to Glasgow — expectations were lower than in previous editions.

Tejaswin Shankar scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in decathlon. He secured bronze with 7,976 points, expressing relief after an injury almost prevented him from competing in the event.

Glasgow, Aug 1 (PTI) Four days ago, Tejaswin Shankar cut a lonely figure crouching on his haunches as he tried to suppress tears

Tejaswin Shankar already held the national record of 8,057 points and had won silver at the Asian Games and Asian Championships. This bronze medal adds a new chapter.

Tejaswin Shankar scripted history late on Friday night, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in decathlon at the Commonwealth Games.

Tejaswin Shankar arrived in Glasgow chasing a dream few athletes would even consider. He set his eyes on competing in both the high jump, the event that had made him India's first-ever Commonwealth Games medallist in 2022,

Strength and conditioning coach Wayne Lombard, who helped Tejaswin recover sufficiently from the knee injury that forced his pullout from the high jump, recounts how they got him in shape to not just participate in the decathlon,

Catch all the updates from the men's decathlon event at CWG as India's star competes in five of the 10 decathlon disciplines -- 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m, at the EDF Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Thursday,

Two days earlier, during his very first attempt in the men's high jump final, the Indian record holder felt a sharp discomfort in his knee. The attempt was ruled a foul, but the result mattered little.

Tejaswin Shankar thought his Commonwealth Games campaign was over after suffering a knee injury. In the two days at the CWG village, where he spent hours rehabilitating, every Indian athlete came up to him and offered words of encouragement.

In the back-breaking, unforgiving world of decathlon, where each discipline tests a different facet of an athlete’s body and mind, Tejaswin Shankar battled knee injury, self-doubt and Glasgow’s biting weather to script history in the Commonwealth Games at the Scotstoun Stadium here on Friday.