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Only a couple of days ago, people were not sure of his participation as he had picked up a knee injury in his high jump event.

Yeh dil maange more: A week of tears, triumph and history for Tejaswin Shankar

Battling patellar tendonitis, the 27-year-old took bronze to claim India’s first decathlon medal at CWG