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Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put. [3] In 2020, she was elected as President of the Paralympic Committee of India.
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India’s first ever female Paralympic Medallist. Motorsports and adventure sports enthusiast. Making the world a better place with diversity and inclusion at its core. Braving Chest-below paralysis...
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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.
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.
Feb 3, 2021 · Deepa Malik started her sports career at 36, an age where most athletes are in the twilight of their career. But that has not stopped her from becoming one of the most decorated paralympic athletes in India, who even won silver in shot put at the Rio Paralympics in the F53 category.
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 ...
Deepa Malik, seen with her daughters, overcame her handicap caused by cancer, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics.
Sep 12, 2016 · RIO DE JANEIRO: India's Deepa Malik on Monday created history by becoming the first-ever woman from the country to win a medal at the Paralympics when she bagged a silver in the shot put F-53 event. Deepa 's best throw of 4.61m from her six attempts was enough to clinch the silver medal.
