India secured historic medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday, led by Sharmila Dhankar winning gold in the women’s shot put F57. Sarvesh Kushare claimed silver in the men’s high jump, while weightlifters Gyaneshwari Yadav and Valluri Ajaya Babu added podium finishes.
Monday marked a banner day for the Indian delegation at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, featuring historic breakthroughs in para athletics, track and field, and weightlifting. Across multiple venues, athletes broke records, upgraded medals through official reviews, and added to the country’s growing medal tally.
Sharmila Dhankar and Shilpa Shyla Make History in Women’s Shot Put F57
Sharmila Dhankar captured the gold medal in the women’s shot put F57 event with a season-best throw of 9.81 metres, becoming India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist in para athletics. The 40-year-old para-athlete also marked her milestone as the first Indian woman to grab a para athletics medal at the Games. Born in Chitrauli village in Haryana, Sharmila completed a remarkable journey from surviving domestic violence to standing atop the podium in Glasgow. F57 classification is for those athletes with lower limb impairments, limb deficiencies, or reduced muscle power.
The event also delivered India’s first double podium finish of the Glasgow Games after a revision in the standings. Fellow Indian Shilpa Shyla was upgraded to the bronze medal following an official review that disqualified Nigeria’s Eucharia Iyiazi, handing India its first double podium finish of the Glasgow Games. Shilpa had originally finished fourth with a personal best throw of 7.26 metres before the ruling struck off the Nigerian athlete’s result, leaving Iyiazi’s only valid throw as a foul. The revised standings saw fellow Indian Sharmila Dhankar retain the gold medal with a season-best effort of 9.81m, while Ghana’s Zinabu Issah took silver with 8.65m. The upgraded bronze increased India’s medal tally to 10 medals at the Games — two gold, five silver and three bronze medals. Shilpa’s medal also marked a significant personal milestone for the Karnataka para-athlete.
Sarvesh Kushare Scripts High Jump History in Glasgow
Sarvesh Kushare carved his name into the record books by clearing 2.25 metres to claim the silver medal in the men’s high jump. The 31-year-old national record holder became the first Indian to win a silver medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games after finishing second in Glasgow on Monday.
Jamaica’s Romaine Beckford secured the gold medal, while England’s Jack Kimani took bronze with a jump of 2.20m. After clearing 2.25m, both Kushare and Beckford failed all their attempts at 2.28m, with Beckford awarded the gold on countback, leaving Kushare with the silver. The other Indian in the event, Adarsh Ram, finished fifth after clearing 2.15m. Before this, Tejaswin Shankar was the only Indian to win a medal in the men’s high jump at the Commonwealth Games, claiming bronze at Birmingham 2022.
Weightlifters Add More Medals on Monday
India’s weightlifting contingent continued its run, collecting multiple medals. Valluri Ajaya Babu claimed the silver medal in the men’s 79kg category with a total lift of 330kg (149kg in snatch and 181kg in clean and jerk). He is from Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagram district. Ajaya finished just one kilogram behind Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who set a Games record of 331kg (147 + 184) for the gold during a gripping contest on Monday night. England’s Chris Murray claimed the bronze medal after heaving 325kg. This was India’s sixth medal in weightlifting in the current edition of the Games, following Rishikanta Singh opening the account first with a silver medal before Mirabai Chanu won her third consecutive CWG gold. Earlier in the day, Indian weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav continued India’s medal rush, clinching a silver as records were broken in a riveting women’s 53kg competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday. The 23-year-old from Bhondiya village in Chhattisgarh totalled 199kg (88kg snatch + 111kg clean and jerk), but Nigeria’s Onome Omolola Didih stole the show with a stunning 206kg (93kg + 113kg), rewriting both the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records to take the gold. Earlier, on Day 5 of the Commonwealth Games, Murali Sreeshankar booked his berth for the final of the men’s long jump event with 8.01m in his first jump, needing to breach the eight-metre mark during the qualifying round.
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