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Tejaswin Shankar secured a historic gold medal in the men’s heptathlon at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 held in Tianjin. He accumulated 5,993 points, establishing a new national indoor record and surpassing his previous best of 5,650 points set in 2021. His performance marked India’s only gold medal at the championship and played a crucial role in the country finishing sixth overall with five medals. The achievement highlights India’s growing strength in multi-event athletics on the continental stage.