India achieved a historic milestone at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday as Sharmila Dhankar claimed the country's first Para Athletics gold, ending a 20-year wait, while Shilpa Shyla secured bronze in the same event.
Sharmila Dhankar won gold in the women's shot put F57 with a season-best throw of 9.81 metres. This marked India's first-ever Para Athletics gold at the Games and ended a 20-year medal drought in the discipline.
Shilpa Shyla recorded a personal best of 7.26 metres and was upgraded to bronze after an Indian protest led to a review that disqualified the initial third-place throw by Nigeria's Eucheria Iyiazi.
Sarvesh Kushare cleared 2.25 metres to claim silver in the men's high jump, India's first medal above bronze in the event, finishing behind Jamaica's Romaine Beckford on countback.
Valluri Ajaya Babu lifted a total of 330 kilograms for silver in the men's 79kg weightlifting category, one kilogram behind Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad who set a Games record of 331 kilograms. India's medal tally reached 10 with these results.
