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Para-Athlete Shubham Juyal Urges Equal Support For All Indian Sports
Shubham Juyal is a soldier in the Indian Army.
He is also a very good athlete.
He won a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
He threw a heavy ball called a shot put while sitting down.
When he went back home to Roorkee, many people welcomed him happily.
He says cricket is very popular in India.
He thinks people should cheer for all sports, not just cricket.
At the Games, he met a famous athlete named Neeraj Chopra.
He hopes to meet cricketer Rishabh Pant one day because they are both from Roorkee.
His big dream is to win a medal at the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles.
Shubham Juyal won silver in the men's F57 sitting shot put at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Juyal, a Lance Naik in the Indian Army, received a grand welcome from residents on returning to his hometown of Roorkee.
He urged Indians to support all sports as passionately as they support cricket.
He met Neeraj Chopra at the Games and hopes to meet fellow Roorkee native Rishabh Pant someday.
His ultimate goal is a medal at the LA 2028 Paralympics, with meetings scheduled with Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and PM Modi on August 9.
- Who
- Shubham Juyal, a Lance Naik in the Indian Army and Commonwealth Games silver medallist in para-athletics.
- What
- Won silver in the men's F57 sitting shot put at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and urged Indians to support all sports equally, not just cricket.
- Where
- Glasgow, site of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, and Roorkee in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, his hometown.
- When
- 2026 Commonwealth Games; Juyal is scheduled to meet Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on the same day and PM Modi on August 9.
- Why
- He hopes Indians will extend the same passion they show for cricket to all sports and wants to keep making Roorkee proud through para-athletics.
Key facts
- Achievement
- Silver medal, men's F57 sitting shot put
- Games
- 2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow
- Occupation
- Lance Naik, Indian Army
- Hometown
- Roorkee, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand
- Recognition
- Congratulated by PM Modi on social media after winning the medal
- Upcoming Meetings
- Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun and PM Modi on August 9, plus the Army Chief
- Goal
- Win a medal at the LA 2028 Paralympics
Quotes
Shubham Juyal
Indian Army Lance Naik and Commonwealth Games silver medallist in para‑athletics
“I'm very happy because in India, cricket is given a lot of importance. I'm not saying that cricket shouldn't be given importance, but I feel that Indian people should support all sports equally.”
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“Prime Minister Modi is very interested in sports. And he has increased the budget for Khelo India. And the day I won the medal, he also tweeted congratulating me.”
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Sources
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