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Sharmila Dhankar became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games gold in para-athletics.
She won the women's shot put F57 event at the 2026 Games in Glasgow with a season-best throw of 9.81 m.
Her win ended India's roughly 20-year wait for a Commonwealth Games para-athletics medal.
Compatriot Shilpa Shyla took bronze in the same event with a personal-best 7.26 m.
Shyla was upgraded to bronze after a protest and review of a rival's mark.
In para-sport, athletes are grouped into classes so that competition is fair among those with similar levels of impairment. In athletics, 'F' means a field event (like shot put or discus) and 'T' means track. The number indicates the impairment type and severity — F57 is a seated/standing throws class for athletes with certain lower-limb impairments. This system lets athletes with different disabilities compete on a level footing.
Simple Analogy: It is like weight categories in boxing — grouping like with like so the contest is fair.
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Fill in the blanks: At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Milkha Singh set an Indian record by finishing Fourth in the men's 400 meters with a timing of ______, a record that stood until 1984.
Answer: 45.6 seconds
Athletics for athletes with disabilities, organised by classification.
A field-event classification for throwers with specific lower-limb impairments.