PM Modi on Thursday congratulated Tejaswani Shankar after he became the first Indian to win a high jump medal in Commonwealth Games
Prime Minister further lauded Tejaswin Shankar and said he created “history”
Tejaswin Shankar creates history. He wins our first high jump medal in the CWG. Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze medal. Proud of his efforts. Best wishes for his future endeavours. May he keep attaining success, tweeted Modi
India’s Tejaswin Shankar clinched the bronze medal in the men’s high jump final with the mark of 2.22m at the ongoing CWG 2022 in Birmingham on Wednesday
The 23-year-old won the nation’s first athletics medal in the men’s high jump event
India’s Shankar started with a successful jump of 2.10m in his first attempt
Shankar took a smooth jump as he cleared the 2.15m hurdle with complete ease on his first attempt
Shankar executed the 2.19m jump in an emphatic fashion
He didn't find any difficulty getting over the bar once again with a 2.22m jump on his first attempt itself
Former world and CWG champion Donald Thomas from the Bahamas was tied with Tejaswin Shankar at 2.22m but the Indian athlete earned the bronze for making fewer fouls