Commonwealth Games 2026 | Sharmila Dhankar turns a life of pain into golden triumph
Partially corroborated60Sharmila Dhankar secured India's first para-athletics gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. She achieved a season-best throw of 9.81m in the women's shot put F57 event. Dhankar overcame poverty and domestic abuse to pursue her athletic aspirations. She previously competed in the Birmingham Common...
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Times of India
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Free Press Journal
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- “Yuvraj Singh Congratulates Sharmila Dhankar After Historic Commonwealth Games Gold In Shot Put F57” ↗
- “'My Blind Mother Stood By Me Despite All Criticism': Sharmila Dhankar Scripts History With India's First-Ever Commonwealth Para Athletics Gold | Video” ↗
- “'History Has Been Created': PM Narendra Modi Hails Sharmila Dhankar’s Historic CWG Gold As India Ends Two-Decade Wait For Para-Athletics Glory | Video” ↗
- “President Droupadi Murmu Congratulates India's CWG 2026 Medal Winners Sharmila Dhankar, Shilpa K. Shyla, Kushare & Ajaya Babu For Historic Feats | Video” ↗
- “CWG 2026: Who Is Sharmila Dhankar? From Darkness Of Domestic Abuse To India's Historic Para-Athletics Gold Medallist” ↗
- “CWG 2026: Sharmila Dhankar Scripts Historic Para Athletics Gold As India Secures Six-Medal Haul On Day 5, Medal Tally Reaches 10 | Video” ↗
Economic Times
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Deccan Herald
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