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Sharmila Dhankar wins India's first Commonwealth Games para‑athletics gold
Sharmila Dhankar captured the women's F57 shot put gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a season‑best throw of 9.81 metres. The victory marked India’s first ever para‑athletics gold at the Games and ended a 20‑year wait for a Commonwealth Games para‑athletics medal. Dhankar, who contracted polio at age two and later survived an abusive first marriage, dedicated the medal to her blind mother, saying the win honours her mother’s support. She is 40 years old and became the first Indian para‑athlete to stand atop the Commonwealth podium. Her teammate Shilpa Shyla secured bronze after a protest that disqualified Nigeria’s Eucharia Iyiazi.
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Commonwealth Games 2026 · Commonwealth Games 2026 (Glasgow) · F57 shot put · India · Mallikarjun Kharge · Narendra Modi · Sharmila Dhankar · Shilpa K. Shyla · Shilpa Shyla
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- [● 8 SOURCES] Sharmila Dhankar won a historic Gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 (women’s F57 shot put). www.timesnownews.com · bhaskarlive.in · sportslightmedia.com · theshillongtimes.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge congratulated Dhankar on X (formerly Twitter).
- [● 6 SOURCES] It was India's first para‑athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games. www.timesnownews.com · bhaskarlive.in · theshillongtimes.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] The medal ended a 20‑year wait for an Indian para‑athletics Commonwealth Games medal. www.timesnownews.com · bhaskarlive.in · theshillongtimes.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Shilpa Shyla was upgraded to bronze after a protest disqualified Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi. bhaskarlive.in · theshillongtimes.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Dhankar contracted polio in her left leg at age two. www.timesnownews.com · sportslightmedia.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [● 7 SOURCES] She recorded a season‑best throw of 9.81 metres. www.timesnownews.com · bhaskarlive.in · sportslightmedia.com · theshillongtimes.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] She left her first marriage after giving birth to daughters and was thrown out of her parents' home for not having a son. www.timesnownews.com · sportslightmedia.com · www.dnaindia.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] She dedicated the gold medal to her blind mother. bhaskarlive.in