Soman has become the first-ever Indian gold medallist in this category. This is also the maiden instance of India winning two medals in the F57 category at the CWG. Overall, It is the fourth instance of two Indians winning a medal in the same event in the ongoing edition after Women’s Shot Put F57 – Sharmila Dhankar (Gold), Shilpa Shyla (Bronze), Men’s 100m T47 – Dilip Gavit (Gold), Mohammed Basil (Silver), Men’s Javelin Throw – Neeraj Chopra (Silver), Yashvir Singh (Bronze), Men’s Triple Jump – Praveen Chithravel (Silver), Selva Prabhu (Bronze)
