Tejaswin Shankar wins bronze, becomes first Indian to win medal in CWG high jump

Tejaswin Shankar wins bronze, becomes first Indian to win medal in CWG high jump

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Category : Sports Published on: August 05 2022

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  • Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to win men's high jump medal in the Commonwealth Games.
  • The national record holder cleared 2.22m to finish third on countback.
  • Hamish Kerr of New Zealand won the gold while Australia's Brandon Starc clinched the silver.
  • Before Shankar, the best position an Indian had achieved in men's high jump in CWG was by Bhim Singh who cleared 2.06m in the 1970 edition in Edinburgh.
  • Shankar had finished sixth in the 2018 Gold Coast edition with a best jump of 2.24m.
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