# Seema Kaliramna wins discus throw bronze at Commonwealth Games

2026-08-08T07:51:06+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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India's Seema Kaliramna won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday, with a best effort of 58.65m in her third attempt. The 27-year-old, who is also a PhD aspirant and mother of a four-year-old boy, made three successive fouls in the later rounds but held on to third place as Cameroon's Monie Nora Atim failed to overtake her on the final throw. Jamaica's Samantha Hall took the gold with a Games-leading throw of 61.66m, while Canada's Julia Tunks won silver with 60.67m. Seema's compatriot Nidhi Rani finished fourth. According to The Hans India, Seema's personal best stands at 59.73m, achieved at the Indian Championships earlier this year. She is coached by her husband Ravinder Kaliramna and returned to competition after a knee injury and becoming a mother in 2022.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com <https://www.thehindu.com/sport/commonwealth-games-phd-aspirant-seema-wins-discus-throw-bronze/article71287997.ece>
- thehansindia.com <https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/a-mother-and-phd-scholar-meet-cwg-bronze-medallist-discus-thrower-seema-kaliramna-1103430>

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