Sharmila Dhankar And Shilpa K Shyla Highlights Commonwealth Games: Sharmila Wins Gold Medal, Shilpa Bags Late Bronze

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sharmila secures at least a silver medal with a season-best throw of 9.81m halfway through her event, leaving only Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi to follow, while compatriot Shilpa currently sits in third place.

Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi caps off her series with an 8.19m throw, confirming 40-year-old Sharmila—who only took up the sport six years ago—as the gold medalist with her season-best 9.81m effort, while Ghana's Zinabu Issah claims silver with 8.65m and Shilpa finishes fourth.

Nigeria's Eucharia Iyiazi sees her only valid throw—which initially secured bronze—overturned as a foul, promoting India's Shilpa K. Shyla into the bronze medal position while the Nigerian camp lodges an official protest.

In a dramatic twist at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, India's Shilpa is elevated to the bronze medal position in the women's shot put F57 event after Nigerian competitor Eucharia Iyiazi's lone valid throw is ruled a foul.