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Sharmila Dhankar CWG Gold
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India's Sharmila Dhankar won the women's shot put F57 gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, her season-best 9.81m throw securing India's first-ever para athletics gold at the Games. Her victory led a six-medal day for India, and she later received praise from national leaders while revealing her personal struggles.
How it unfolded
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Sharmila sets sights on Asian Games and Olympics
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Sharmila reveals overcoming domestic abuse to achieve gold
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Sharmila receives congratulations from President, PM, and leaders
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Sharmila Dhankar wins gold in women's shot put F57
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Full story →Kharge hails Sharmila Dhankar's historic CWG gold, other medalists
Mallikarjun Kharge hailed Sharmila Dhankar for India's first-ever para-athletics gold at the CWG.
Kharge congratulated silver medalists Sarvesh Kushare, Valluri Ajaya Babu, and Gyaneshwari Yadav.
India's CWG 2026 medal tally reached 10 after Day 5 results.
Earlier · 2d ago
Full story →Sharmila Dhankar wins gold for India in Women’s Shot Put F57 at Commonwealth Games 2026 with season-best throw
Sharmila Dhankar won gold for India in Women’s Shot Put F57 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a season-best throw of 9.81 metres.
The victory ends India’s 20-year wait for a Para Athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games and makes Dhankar the first Indian woman to win a Para Athletics medal at the Games.
Fellow Indian Shilpa K Shyla also competed in the same final, adding depth to India’s presence in the event.
The field included strong contenders from Canada, England, Wales, Ghana and Australia, but Dhankar’s distance held firm.
Dhankar, from Mahendragarh district in Haryana, overcame personal and financial challenges to achieve the gold.
Earlier · 1d ago
Full story →CWG Day 5: Sharmila claims India's first-ever para-athletics gold, headlines six-medal haul
Sharmila Dhankar won India's first-ever para-athletics gold in the women's F57 shot put with a season-best throw of 9.81m at the Commonwealth Games.
Sarvesh Kushare became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men's high jump, clearing 2.25m.
Weightlifters Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in men's 79kg and women's 53kg, while Bindyarani Devi added bronze in women's 58kg.
Boxers Sachin Siwach, Ankush, and Sakshi Chaudhary advanced to the quarterfinals with convincing wins.
Sprinter Gurindervir Singh failed to qualify for the 100m semifinals, and hurdler Tejas Shirse finished last in the 110m hurdles final due to a navicular stress fracture.
