Sharmila Dhankar News

Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallist Sharmila Dhankar, who won in the women's shot put F57 event, is now setting her sights on the Asian Games and Paralympics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu have congratulated Sharmila Dhankar for winning India's first CWG para-athletics gold medal, with PM M

Sharmila Dhankar, who overcame polio and abuse, won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, fulfilling a promise she made to herself before leaving for Scotland

Sharmila Dhankar, a 39-year-old polio-affected athlete, won a historic para gold medal for India at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, overcoming personal chall

Sharmila Dhankar became India's first para athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold in shot-put F57, ending a two-decade wait for the country.

CWG medallist Sharmila Dhankar, who secured India's first para-athletics gold in shot put, overcame poverty and domestic abuse to achieve her athletic dreams. H

Sharmila Dhankar, a survivor of domestic abuse, has achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Sharmila Dhankar secured India's first CWG para-athletics gold, while Sarvesh Kushare, Valluri Ajaya Babu, and Gyaneshwari Yadav added silver medals in Glasgow.

India achieved a successful night at the CWG 2026, with para shot putter Sharmila Dhankar winning a gold medal. Weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu and high jumper

Shot putter Sharmila Dhankar, who has overcome polio, a failed marriage, and domestic abuse, is now aiming for success in Glasgow.