Overview

• Shankar amassed 7826 points at the Wieslaw Czapiewski Memorial, beating his previous Indian record of 7666.
• He became the first Indian athlete to surpass the 7800-point mark in a decathlon.
• After leading the standings with 4292 points on day one, he finished fourth overall at the World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold meet.
• Shankar set personal bests in the 100m (11.02s) and the 1500m (4:31.80), boosting his total score.
• The result moves him ahead of China’s Jiawei Wang to lead Asia’s 2025 decathlon season standings.