Soman Rana, Shubham Juyal Script History With Gold-Silver Finish In Shot Put F57 At CWG 2026

Published 1 August 2026 · india

Soman Rana, Shubham Juyal Script History With Gold-Silver Finish In Shot Put F57 At CWG 2026 Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 17:22 IST

Soman Rana, Shubham Juyal Script History With Gold-Silver Finish In Shot Put F57 At CWG 2026 Published By, Last Updated: August 01, 2026, 17:22 IST Rana produced a throw of 13.40m to win the gold medal, while Juyal registered a distance of 13.28m to finish second and claim silver. Soman Rana wins gold in men's shot put F57 Soman Rana and Shubham Juyal helped India script history on Saturday (August 1) by winning gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men’s shot put F57 event. Rana produced a throw of 13.40m to win the gold medal, while Juyal registered a distance of 13.28m to finish second and claim silver.

CWG 2026: Full Coverage | Medals Tally | Schedule | News Soman’s gold medal is India’s third gold in para-athletics at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026. Apart from them triple jumpers Praveen Chitravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran bagged silver and bronze respectively for India. hitravel set the tone for the day with an excellent effort in the men’s triple jump. Asian Games bronze medallist Chitravel bettered the effort in Glasgow with a silver, which he fetched covering a distance of 16.58m. Compatriot Selva Prabhu was just behind at 16.52m for a bronze — his first medal of note in international competitions.

Jamaica’s Jordan Scott won the gold medal in the event with a 16.72m jump. Earlier, India’s Ramesh Shanmugam ended up seventh, clocking a time of 3:23.59 in the men’s T54 1500m final in the para athletics segment. Disappointment continued in the women’s 10000m race walk event as well after Priyanka Goswami ended up at seventh despite clocking a season’s best 45:53.93. The other Indian in the fray, Ravina was disqualified. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Harshit Bisht Senior Sub-editor Harshit Bisht is a sports journalist at CNN-News18, where he has been covering cricket, football, and major sporting events from around the world since July 1, 2024.

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