Roorkee’s Shubham Juyal Wins Commonwealth Silver in Para Athletics

Shubham Juyal’s Commonwealth Games Journey

Shubham Juyal Commonwealth Games journey reached a major milestone on 31 July 2026, when the Lance Naik from Roorkee, Haridwar, won silver in the men’s shot put F57 final at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. His best throw of 13.28m placed him second behind teammate Soman Rana, who won gold at 13.40m.

Four years ago, Shubham Juyal hadn’t even imagined competing at the Commonwealth Games. On 31 July 2026, the Lance Naik from Roorkee, Haridwar, stood on the podium at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow with a silver medal around his neck, after throwing 13.28m in the men’s shot put F57 final.

It was part of a double podium moment for India, with teammate Soman Rana taking gold at 13.40m, and it capped one of the most personal stories to come out of India’s campaign at Glasgow 2026.

Who is Shubham Juyal

Shubham Juyal Commonwealth Games journey reached a major milestone on 31 July 2026, when the Lance Naik from Roorkee, Haridwar, won silver in the men’s shot put F57 final at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. His best throw of 13.28m placed him second behind teammate Soman Rana, who won gold at 13.40m.

In the final, he opened with a throw of 13.08m and steadily improved, reaching 13.27m before his best effort of 13.28m secured the silver. It was a composed, building performance rather than an explosive one, the kind of consistency that tends to come from years of disciplined training rather than a single good day.

His next target is the LA 2028 Paralympics, where he’ll look to build on this result on an even bigger stage.

A strong Glasgow campaign for India

Juyal’s medal was one part of a wider story for India at the Games. The country closed out Glasgow 2026 with 39 medals in total (13 gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), finishing fourth overall behind Australia, England, and Canada. A 122-member contingent competed across eight able-bodied sports and five integrated para sports, a first-of-its-kind format that gave para athletes equal billing alongside their able-bodied teammates.

Boxing led India’s medal count with 10 medals, including seven gold, the most golds won by any nation in boxing at a single Games. Athletics added another 10, and judo delivered India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in that sport.

But it was para sport that stood out most. India won seven para medals in total, three gold, two silver, two bronze, matching the country’s combined para medal tally from every previous Commonwealth Games put together. Para athletics alone accounted for six of those medals, ending a 20-year wait for an Indian para athletics medal at the Games.

The Shubham Juyal Commonwealth Games performance therefore sits within a broader story of India’s progress in para sport. His silver medal, alongside Soman Rana’s gold, gave India a memorable double podium finish in the men’s shot put F57 and added to the country’s growing presence in international para athletics.

Why Juyal’s story matters to us

Roorkee sits in Haridwar district, and Juyal’s medal is a reminder that world-class sporting talent doesn’t need to come from a big city or a well-funded academy. It can come from a small town, through the Army, through years of quiet training most people never hear about, until a moment like this one.

For a foundation focused on giving Uttarakhandi youth better access to sport, that’s the story worth telling: not just that India won 39 medals, but that one of them came home to Haridwar, and that the path Juyal took is one more young athletes from the hills could follow with the right sports support and development opportunities in Uttarakhand.

Juyal’s Commonwealth Games achievement also gives greater visibility to para athletics and the sporting potential of Uttarakhand. His silver medal adds another important chapter to the story of Indian para sport and highlights how athletes from smaller towns can reach the international stage with the right training, opportunities and support.