New Delhi, July 30 -- Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur narrowly missed out on a medal after she finished fourth in the women's shot put event at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 in Glasgow on Wednesday.

She finished with a best throw of 17.49m. Sarah Mitton of Canada struck gold with a throw of 19.88m, whereas Nigeria's Jessica Oji won silver with a throw of 17.87m. Lloydricia Cameron of Jamaica won bronze, also with a throw of 17.87m.

Kaur remained in contention through the early stages of the contest, but as the competition progressed, the medal positions changed hands with stronger efforts from her rivals, leaving the Indian thrower outside the podium places.

The Indian shot putter entered the competition with hopes of adding anoth...