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Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. [3] . She also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018.
Deepa Malik is India's first female para-athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics (Rio, 2016). She is also a biker, swimmer, car rallyist, entrepreneur, social activist and motivational speaker.
32K Followers, 214 Following, 1,518 Posts - Deepa Malik (@deepa_paralympian) on Instagram: "Paralympian | Rio 2016🥈| Khel Ratna, PadmaShri, Arjuna Awardee | NZ PM Fellow | Motivational Speaker | Former President - @paralympicindia".
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Deepa Malik is an international para athlete, motivational speaker and social worker who has won medals in swimming, javelin, shotput and discus events. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at Paralympics and the first to represent the country in various sports categories of disability.
Sep 13, 2016 · Shot-putter Deepa Malik has created sporting history after becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics medal. She won a silver with an impressive throw of 4.61m (15.12ft) in the F-53...
Jan 23, 2020 · Deepa Malik is an Indian javelin thrower who competes in a wheelchair. She has won medals for India at the Asian Para Games and the World Para Athletics Championships. Read her inspiring story of overcoming disability, starting a restaurant, swimming across the Yamuna and more.
Aug 5, 2022 · Learn how Deepa Malik overcame a spinal cord tumour and became a champion in shot put and swimming. She is also the President of the Paralympic Committee of India and a Padma Shri and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee.
