Chess World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh, decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and badminton player Gayatri Gopichand are among 17 sportspersons named for the Arjuna Award. The Sports Ministry did not nominate anyone for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year
Tejaswin Shankar scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a decathlon medal at a major international multi-sport event. His bronze at the Commonwealth Games 2026 also made him the first Indian to win Games medals in two different athletics disciplines.
Indian athletics had a historic day at the National Senior Federation Competition in Ranchi, with Gurindervir Singh breaking the 100m record, Vishal TK running sub-45 in the 400m, and Tejaswin Shankar crossing 8000 points in the decathlon
Tejaswin Shankar won gold in men’s heptathlon at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tianjin, setting a new national indoor record with 5993 points. India finished sixth overall with five medals, including silvers for Pooja and Tajinderpal Singh Toor
Birmingham: Till about a few days back, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar was not sure whether he would be able to participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. On Wednesday, he was standing on the podium at the Alexander Stadium here, with a bronze medal around his neck and a smile of satisfaction on his lips […]
