From knee injury to CWG medal: Tejaswin Shankar’s week of tears, resilience & history

 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. 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.