Yuma maruyama

Hangzhou Asian Games: Tejaswin Shankar could not defend his decathlon silver from the Hangzhou Asian Games but still etched his name in the history books by becoming the first Indian man to win two medals in the gruelling discipline at the continental showpiece, securing bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday.

Shankar came third with a total score of 7,934 points, Yuma Maruyama of Japan won the gold medal with 8,123 points and Chen Xinghua from China secured the silver with 8,012 points.

The Indian had a good chance of keeping his position in silver and had remained in with a chance of finishing higher right up to the end of the competition. Prior to the discus throw, Shankar was at the top of the standings with 5,270 points, having obtained 932 points by finishing third in the 110m hurdles heat in 14.33 seconds.