Glasgow: When Sharmila Dhankar's husband abandoned her with their younger daughter barely 37 days old, it brought a painful but much-needed end to years of abuse that she had endured in the hope that things would one day get better.
At that time, the polio-afflicted and traumatised Sharmila did not know where life would take her. More than a decade later, the now 40-year-old stood on top of the Commonwealth Games podium with a gold medal around her neck after winning the women's F57 seated shot put title, a triumph that is as much about resilience as athletic ability.
