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06/08/22 15:58 PM IST

Tejaswin Shankar wins bronze, becomes first Indian to win medal in CWG high jump

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  • Tejaswin Shankar  became the first Indian to win men's high jump medal in the Commonwealth Games.
  • Tejaswin Shankar’s Bronze in High Jump is also India’s first in Track and Field at Commonwealth Games, 2022.
Commonwealth Games 
  • It is a member-based organization that receives no funding from the government and exists to administer, control and coordinate the participation of sports events and the athletes, along with the officials of the commonwealth game
  • The 2022 Commonwealth Games are officially known as XXII Commonwealth Games and are generally known as Birmingham 2022.
  • In 1881, a new idea of having multiple games at one sports event was introduced by Astley Cooper. The Commonwealth Games is also known as the Friendly Games.
  • The Commonwealth Games are quadrennial which means it is held for four years.
  • The Indian team for the Commonwealth Games consists of 322 members which include 72 team officials, 26 extra officials, nine contingent staff, and three general managers.
Source- Business Line 

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