India, Aug. 1 -- Soman Rana and Shubham Juyal gave India several reasons to rejoice as the duo finished in the top two in the men's shot put F57 final, winning gold and silver, respectively, at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Soman secured the top position with his best throw being 13.40 while Shubham came second with his best throw of 13.28m. Soman's best attempt came in his second try, while Shubham's best attempt was registered in his sixth and final try. Cameroon's Cedric Idriss Lezeko Azamdi won bronze with a best throw of 12.57m.

Earlier on Saturday, triple jumpers Praveen Chitravel and Selva Prabhu Thirumaran also bagged silver and bronze medals. Chitravel covered a distance of 16.58m, and it was enough for him to come second. On the...