Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to cross the 800-point mark. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR
Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar became the first Indian to cross the 800-point mark. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR
Decathlete Tejaswin Shankar rounded out a red-letter day for Indian athletics, breaking the third National Record of the night at the Federation Cup 2026 in Ranchi on Saturday.
The 27-year-old became the first Indian to break the 8000-point mark in the sport, eclipsing his previous record of 7826 points.
Brilliant day in Indian track and field. Tejaswin Shankar smashes the Indian national record in the decathlon totalling 8057 points! First Indian to cross the 8000 point barrier! pic.twitter.com/CpnhlQeLhw
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) May 23, 2026
Tejaswin broke his Personal Best in four separate events — 100m, long jump, 400m and 1500m.
Published on May 23, 2026
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