Soman Rana

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 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.

Career In 2019, Rana competed in the men's shot put F56/57 in Dubai at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. In 2021, he won a gold at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix at Tunis.

Rana competed at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in July 2023, and earned a quota place for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He finished fifth in the shot put F57 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

In the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Rana won the gold medal in the shot put F57 event with a best throw of .