 "Commonwealth Games: Tejaswin Shankar wins bronze medal in men's high jump")
Birmingham: Tejaswin Shankar opened Indian athletics team’s medal account with a bronze in the men’s high jump event in the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. National record holder Shankar cleared 2.22m to finish third in the event. The 23-year-old Shankar, who was added in the squad last-minute on the orders of Delhi High Court, has a season’s best of 2.27m and personal best of 2.29m. Commonwealth Games: India schedule , Results , Medals tally Hamish Kerr of New Zealand won the gold while Australia’s Brandon Starc clinched the silver. Both cleared 2.25m but could not soar over 2.28m but the Kiwi won the gold on count back. Click here for our complete coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.
Tejaswin Shankar finishes third with a jump of 2.22 metre for the bronze medal behind Hamish Kerr of New Zealand, who won the gold and Australia’s silver medallist Brandon Starc.
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