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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1983 Bihar, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| F57 | |
Event | Shot put |
Medal record | |
Soman Rana (16 January 1983) is an Indian para shot putter who competes in the F57 event. He won the gold medal in the shot put F57 event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. He has represented India at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Early life
[edit]Soman Rana is from Bihar. He is Havildar in the Indian Army, and trains at Army Paralympic Node at BEG and Centre, Kirkee, Pune. He lost his right leg in a mine blast in December 2006.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Rana competed in the men's shot put F56/57 in Dubai at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[3] In 2021, he won a gold at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix at Tunis.[2] He represented India at the 2020 and finished fourth in the shot put F57 event.[3] He won the silver medal in the shot put F57 event at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou.[4]
Rana competed at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in July 2023, and earned a quota place for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[5] He finished fifth in the shot put F57 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3] In February 2025, he won the gold medal at the National Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai with a throw of 14.42 m (47.3 ft). He finished ahead of Hokato Hotozhe Sema, who had won the bronze medal in the F57 category in the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6]
In the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Rana won the gold medal in the shot put F57 event with a best throw of 13.4 m (44 ft).[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Havildar Soman Rana from Shillong selected for Tokyo Paralympics 2020". Hub News. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Havildar Soman Rana Who Lost A Leg In 2006 Mine Blast Qualifies For Tokyo Paralympics". ABP News. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Soman Rana". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "PM congratulates Soman Rana for winning silver in men's shot put at Asian Para Games". Prime Minister of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "Indian para athletes earn 17 quota places for Paris Games, record best ever finish at World Championship". The Times of India. 19 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "Soman Rana sprungs a surprise". The Hindu. 19 February 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "Soman Rana wins gold, Juyal wins silver in para shot put at CWG 2026". The Indian Express. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Indian men shot putters
- Sportspeople from Meghalaya
- Paralympic athletes for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Asian Para Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Asian Para Games silver medalists for India
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for India