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India to send 54-member team for Asian Championships

Despite India being home to three of Asia’s five fastest women quartermilers this year, the Athletics Federation of India has chosen to send just one athlete in the event for the Asian Championships which begin in Bangkok on July 12.

The Hindu

Asian Athletics Championships: Murali Sreeshankar, Tajinder Pal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar headline 54-member Indian team

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday announced a 54-member team for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships scheduled to take place in Bangkok from July 12 to 16.

The Times of India

I believe I am a big work in progress, says Tejaswin Shankar

Tejaswin Shankar, who wishes to be the ‘torch-bearer of decathlon’ in the country, achieved personal bests in three events in the Inter-State championship.

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Tejaswin Shankar breaches Asiad qualifying mark, triple jumper Akhilesh breaks his shin bone

BHUBANESWAR: Competing in only his third decathlon of career, Tejaswin Shankar of Delhi breached the Asian Games qualifying mark en route winning the gold to steal the limelight on the third day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championship here on Saturday.

The Times of India

India's top athletes to strive for Asian Games selection at Nationals

BHUBANESWAR: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins here Thursday.

The Times of India

Sports Ministry approves Avinash Sable, Tejaswin Shankar's foreign exposure trips

NEW DELHI: Sports Ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) on Thursday approved Commonwealth Games medallists Avinash Sable and Tejaswin Shankar's proposals to train and compete abroad.

The Times of India

Tejaswin Shankar overcomes former world champion's challenge to win high jump gold in Boston

BOSTON: Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar overcame a strong challenge from former world champion and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Donald Thomas of the Bahamas to win the top position in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix here.

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A brave leap forward

India’s long jumpers are beginning to find their feet on the world stage. Sreeshankar’s historic silver and the consistent Muhammed Anees’ fifth place at the Commonwealth Games are the latest signs of encouragement. It’s now vital the athletes are not let down by the system

The Hindu

Sable’s dramatic silver, the most precious medal at CWG

With four medals, including gold, jumpers bring the best haul

The Hindu

Sasikumar Mukund positive about Davis Cup against Norway

Pleased to be part of the Davis Cup team for the forthcoming tie against Norway, Sasikumar Mukund said that every player was beatable and French Open finalist Casper Ruud was no exception

The Hindu

Tejaswin Shankar was lucky, other athletes weren't

Winning court battles vs AFI doesn't guarantee a berth in national squad

The Times of India

CWG 2022: After crossing official hurdles, Tejaswin Shankar makes historic jump

BIRMINGHAM: "I have to win a medal now. I don't have an option." That was Tejaswin Shankar last Saturday while getting off the Delhi-Dubai-Birmingham flight and heading to the athletes' village. The words seemed rushed but carried a quiet conviction.

The Times of India

Tejaswin Shankar’s strategy brings historic high jump medal

He did not carry any negative baggage to Birmingham

The Hindu

Buoyed By high-jump CWG bronze, Tejaswin Shankar eyes decathlon podium finish at Asian Games

BIRMINGHAM: After winning a historic bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, high jumper Tejaswin Shankar spoke exclusively to TOI, revealing his future plans and the importance of the medal he won here. Excerpts…

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A job as an accountant & competing in decathlon at Asian Games - CWG 2022 bronze medallist high-jumper Tejaswin Shankar's next set of plans

NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar had a "roller-coaster" ride over the last month, and the only thing he is immediately looking forward to after winning a historic Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal is spending quality time with family and then starting his job as an accountant in the US, besides planning his…

The Hindu

CWG 2022 | PM Modi congratulates Tejaswin Shankar on winning India’s first-ever high jump medal

Tejaswin, a national record holder, cleared 2.22m to finish third on countback

The Hindu

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CWG 2022: Five medals for India on Day 6, including Tejaswin Shankar and Saurav Ghosal's historic bronze medals

BIRMINGHAM: Wednesday was another fruitful day for India in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 here, headlined by Tejaswin Shankar's historic bronze medal, which is the first-ever CWG medal for India in high jump.

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CWG 2022: In Neeraj Chopra's absence, focus on Annu Rani, Murali Shreeshankar

Spotlight now shifts to track field

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CWG 2022: Racing against time, high-jumper Tejaswin talks about 'right timing'

BIRMINGHAM: Sometimes standing in long, unmoving queues can also have its benefits. And when it's akin to a graveyard shift, all the better.

The Hindu

Commonwealth Games: Neeraj-led Indian athletics team primed for best show after Delhi

India’s best athletics medal haul had come at the Delhi CWG in 2010 with 2 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze

The Times of India

High-jumper Tejaswin Shankar cleared to compete at CWG 2022

NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar can finally have a good night’s sleep. After writing on Twitter that he had been spending ‘sleepless’ nights waiting for his name to be included in the Indian athletics contingent for the Birmingham CWG, the good news finally arrived for the country’s leading high jumper on…

The Hindu

Tejaswin Shankar to compete in CWG, his entry cleared by CGF on IOA’s request

The organisers had initially rejected Shankar’s late entry but the IOA

The Times of India

I will 'pick up the pieces': High jumper Tejaswin Shankar after CWG clearance

NEW DELHI: He endured "a roller-coaster of emotions" after being ignored for the Commonwealth Games but Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar says he will "pick up the pieces" and prepare in the best possible way after getting a last-minute entry into the Birmingham event.

The Times of India

Tejaswin Shankar to compete in CWG, his entry cleared by CGF on request of IOA

NEW DELHI: Indian high jumper Tejaswin Shankar was on Friday cleared to compete at the upcoming Commonwealth Games after the organisers accepted his entry on the request of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), ending a month-long drama surrounding his participation.

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