By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Tejaswin Shankar for winning India’s first High Jump medal. Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze in High Jump is also India’s first in Track and Field at Commonwealth Games, 2022.
The Prime Minister tweeted;“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.”
India won one silver and four bronze medals on the day 6 of Commonwealth Games 2022. After Lovepreet Singh’s bronze medal, Judoka Tulika Maan bagged silver in 78+ Kg, Weightlifter Gurdeep Singh won bronze medal in men’s +109 kg, Saurav Ghosal claimed bronze and Tejaswin Shankar made athletics history by winning India’s first-ever medal, a bronze, in the high jump. India’s medal tally reaches 18 with 5 golds, 6 silvers and 7 bronze medals.
