Rijiju hails Soman Rana's gold, Shubham Juyal's silver at CWG 2026
Synopsis
India's Soman Rana won gold and Shubham Juyal silver in the Men's Shot Put F57 para athletics event at Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju publicly congratulated both athletes, calling their achievement a source of national pride.
Key Takeaways
Soman Rana won gold in the Men's Shot Put F57 para athletics event at Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow .
Shubham Juyal won silver in the same event, giving India a gold-silver sweep.
The F57 classification is for athletes with lower limb impairments competing in field events from a throwing frame.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated both athletes on 1 August 2026 via X, under the hashtags #Cheer4Bharat and #CWG2026 .
Ministerial recognition of individual para athletes by name reflects a broader effort to raise para sport visibility in India.
Two Indian para athletes stepped onto the Glasgow podium in the Men's Shot Put F57 event, and Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju was quick to salute them. On Saturday, 1 August 2026, Rijiju took to X to congratulate Soman Rana on clinching gold and Shubham Juyal on securing silver at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Rijiju wrote: 'When determination takes the field, medals follow. Heartiest congratulations to Soman Rana on winning Gold and Shubham Juyal on winning Silver in the Men's Shot Put F57 Para Athletics event at Glasgow 2026. Your achievements are a source of immense pride for the nation.'
What the F57 category means
The F57 classification covers field athletes with lower limb impairments — including through-knee amputations — who compete from a throwing frame. It is one of the more physically demanding para athletics disciplines, requiring explosive upper-body power and precise technique. A gold-silver sweep by two Indian athletes in the same event is a rare and emphatic statement of depth in a single category.Para sport visibility and ministerial recognition
India's para athletes have increasingly featured in Commonwealth Games athletics programmes, and senior ministers publicly naming individual medallists — rather than offering blanket congratulations — has become a deliberate pattern aimed at lifting the profile of para sport. Rijiju's post, hashtagged #Cheer4Bharat and #CWG2026, follows that playbook: specific names, specific events, specific medals. That specificity matters — it signals institutional attention, not just ceremonial goodwill.Point of View
Making this a moment with real news value beyond the congratulatory gesture. The broader arc here is India's growing competitive depth in para sports, which has been building through successive Games cycles. Whether that depth is matched by sustained policy investment — in coaching, classification support, and athlete welfare — is the harder question Glasgow 2026 will eventually prompt.
NationPress
1 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Shubham Juyal?
Shubham Juyal is an Indian para athlete who won silver in the Men's Shot Put F57 event at Commonwealth Games 2026, giving India a gold-silver finish in the discipline.
What is the F57 classification in para athletics?
The F57 classification is a para athletics category for field event athletes with lower limb impairments, such as through-knee amputations, who compete in throwing events from a stationary frame.
What did Kiren Rijiju say about the CWG 2026 para athletics medals?
Rijiju congratulated Soman Rana and Shubham Juyal on 1 August 2026, calling their achievements 'a source of immense pride for the nation' and saying 'when determination takes the field, medals follow.'
Where are the Commonwealth Games 2026 being held?
The Commonwealth Games 2026 are being held in Glasgow, Scotland.
