Tejaswin Shankar began his decathlon season in impressive fashion at the 2026 David Noble Relays at San Angelo in Texas, USA, claiming victory with a new wind-assisted personal best score of 7947 points. While Tejaswin’s score at Texas surpassed the previous national record of 7826 points set by him in Poland last year, it will not be recognised as a record according to World Athletics Rules due to excessive tailwinds. The event, governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), follows the same wind-averaging rule for decathlon records. Throughout the meet, Tejaswin, who also holds the Indian national high jump record, achieved personal bests in multiple events: the 100m (10.59 seconds), long jump (7.66 meters), shot put (13.98 meters), and pole vault (4.35 meters). His performance earned him a clear victory, finishing well ahead of second-place Emil Uhlin, who scored 7773 points, and third-place Dorian Charles, who recorded 7720 points.