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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.
Padma Shri & Arjuna Award Winner Ms. Deepa Malik is India's first female para-athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics (Rio, 2016). Having started her sports career at the age of 36, this paraplegic woman (chest below paralyzed) has cut down all social norms to swim through every tide.
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".
Deepa Malik has created history by becoming the first ever Indian female Para athlete to win an Asian Games medal in athletics as well as the first ever female World Championship medal. She is also India's first ever female Paralympic Medallist across any sport.
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 · The extraordinary story of paralympian Deepa Malik, who won medals for India from her wheelchair. An excerpt from ‘Dreams Of A Billion: India And The Olympic Games’, by Boria Majumdar and ...
Aug 5, 2022 · Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games. She was also awarded the Padma Shri in 2012 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2019.
