India, July 29 -- Tejaswin Shankar didn't wallow in self-pity after picking up a recurring knee injury and helped fellow Indian Sarvesh Kushare set a new milestone in the high jump event of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday.

Shankhar, the bronze medallist in the previous edition in Birmingham, was looking to go one better and get a higher medal at Glasgow, but in the warm-up, once he felt the pain, he knew it was over. However, he went for the first attempt in a last-ditch effort. Sadly, nothing came of it. He had to pull out but he pulled himself together real quick. He was heartbroken and could have walked out of the venue, but instead, he decided to stay, to see his friend Kushare through.

It was a good call that Shan...