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Sharmila Dhankar created history by winning the gold medal in the Women's F57 Shot Put event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a season-best throw of 9.81 meters. Her victory marked India's first-ever gold medal in para athletics at the Commonwealth Games and ended the country's 20-year wait for a para athletics medal at the event. Sharmila also became the first Indian woman to win a para athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games. Alongside her, Shilpa Shyla secured the bronze medal with a personal-best throw of 7.26 meters, giving India its first-ever double medal finish in the same para athletics event at the Commonwealth Games.