Tejaswin Shankar admitted that there was a point during the competition when he "gave up" and questioned whether years of preparation had all been for nothing.

Tejaswin Shankar scripted history late on Friday night, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a medal in decathlon at the Commonwealth Games.

India's Tejaswin Shankar has become the first-ever medallist in men's decathlon in Commonwealth Games (CWG) history

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