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Tejaswin Shankar withdrew from the high jump after aggravating a longstanding knee tendonitis during warm-up, opting to prioritize recovery for the upcoming decathlon. The emotional athlete said he remains determined to compete in two days. Meanwhile, Sarvesh Kushare won silver in the high jump with a 2.25m clearance, earning India's first track and field medal of the meet.

New Delhi: After an injury scare forced Tejswain Shankar's high jump campaign to last for only one attempt, the track and field athlete was left to tears while revealing that he felt shooting pain in his knee before his second jump and decided to stop as a precautionary measure to recover well for the decathlon event, starting on Thursday.

Birmingham 2022 bronze medallist Tejaswin withdrew after appearing to injure himself during his opening unsuccessful attempt at 2.05m. He is also entered in the decathlon and hoping to have recovered to compete in it.

Tejaswin noted that the injury was especially ill-timed, as he had arrived in Glasgow fully confident in his ability to claim another Commonwealth Games medal.

"In my second jump, I felt a shooting pain in my knee. So, it's not a new injury, but I've always had tendonitis in my knee. But sometimes it's just what it is. And it's a key that the day you need it the most, that day you have to face such an injury. And then it happened to me in my warm-up only," the emotional Tejaswin told IANS.