Sharmila Dhankar And Shilpa K Shyla LIVE Score Commonwealth Games: Shyla Nails Third Attempt To Take Big Lead

India’s Shilpa K. Shyla holds the gold medal position with her third-attempt personal best of 7.26m, with three competitors left to throw, including a fellow compatriot.

Shilpa K Shyla rockets into a commanding lead with a stellar personal-best throw of 7.26m on her third attempt, leaving just one throw of her own and three competitors remaining in the event.

Welsh para-athlete Ellie Bowen rockets to the top of the leaderboard with a massive personal-best throw of 6.48m recorded on her third attempt.

Canada's Claire Norek—the third competitor on the start list—captures the lead with a massive throw of 6.29m recorded on her sixth and final attempt.

The competition is following the consecutive-throw format, where each athlete completes all six attempts before the next competitor steps up.

With three athletes currently done, three more throws remain before Shilpa K Shyla steps into the circle, followed by one more competitor before Sharmila Dhankar takes her chance.

Para-athletics action is officially underway at the Commonwealth Games 2026, with India's Sharmila Dhankar and Shilpa K Shyla featuring in the women's shot put F57 event—a classification designed for seated athletes with lower limb impairments.

Both Indian competitors stand in strong medal contention, headlined by Sharmila, whose impressive personal best of 10.03m ranks second only to Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi, who holds a benchmark of 11.11m.

Australia's Ainsley Hooker kicks off the competition under the format where every competitor takes all six of her attempts consecutively, recording a best effort of 5.40m with her opening throw.

Hello and welcome back! We're here with another live blog as India's para athletes Sharmila Dhankar And Shilpa K Shyla take centre stage in the Women's Shot Put F57 Final at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Stay with us for live updates, lift-by-lift action, results and all the key moments from Glasgow.