Tejaswin Shankar started Day 2 of the decathlon strongly, clocking 14.09s in the 110m hurdles (wind-assisted) and throwing 38.08m in the discus.
In the pole vault, he registered a huge lifetime best of 4.35m, clearing 4.25m and 4.35m both on his first attempts.
His previous PB in pole vault was 4.20m, making this a significant improvement. He finished 2nd in the event, earning 716 points and taking his tally to 6759 points after 8 events.
With just two events remaining — javelin throw and 1500m — a performance close to his PBs could see him cross the 8000-point mark.
Fingers crossed — let’s go TJ!