'I was beaten from 11 pm to 3 am': How Sharmila overcame marriage abuse to script CWG history
Sharmila Dhankar won India's first Commonwealth Games para-athletics gold medal with a season-best throw of 9.81m in the women's shot put F57 event.
She overcame poverty, polio affecting her right leg, and domestic abuse from her first marriage to pursue athletics.
Her second husband Ajit Singh introduced her to para sports and supported her training under coaches Tek Chand and Devendra.
She made her para debut at the 2021 Para National Championships, winning gold with a national record, and placed fourth at the Birmingham CWG and Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
To fund her career, her family sold their home, and her success fuels her dream of providing opportunities for her two daughters.
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