Sharmila Dhankar overcame domestic abuse and polio to win a gold medal. Her first husband abandoned her with their young daughter after years of violence. She rebuilt her life and found success in para athletics with her second husband's support. Coach Tek Chand recognized her talent and guided her to the shot put event. Dhankar's daughters now pursue their own sporting dreams, inspired by her achievements.

Sharmila Dhankar, India's first CWG para-athletics gold medallist, overcame domestic abuse and poverty to achieve historic success in the women's shot put F57 category.

Sharmila Dhankar, a woman who was impaired by polio at the age of two and survived the trauma of an abusive marriage, became India's first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal in…