Deepa Malik

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Deepa Malik
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Malik in 2016
Personal information
Full nameDeepa Malik
Born (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 53)
Bhainswal, Haryana, India [1]
Sport
CountryIndia
Event(s) Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Discus Throw, Swimming & Motorcycling
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put – F53
IPC World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Christchurch Shot put – F52-53
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Javelin throw – F33-34-52-53
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Javelin throw -F53-54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Discus throw – F51/52/53
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Javelin Throw – F53-54

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. [2]

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In 2020, she was elected as President of the Paralympic Committee of India. [3]

Early life

Malik was born to Veena Nagpal and Bal Krishan Nagpal in 1970. [4] Her father was in the Indian Army. Her brother, Vikram Nagpal, is a brigadier in the Indian Army. [4] Her elder daughter, Devika, is studying sports psychology. [4] At 5, she was diagnosed with a spinal tumor for which she underwent three years of treatment. The treatment was successful but Malik required aggressive physiotherapy to recover.

In 1999 at age 29, Malik was again diagnosed with spinal tumor. She underwent three surgeries to successfully remove the tumor but the surgeries left her paralyzed from the waist down. Afterwards, she again underwent physiotherapy for six years. [5] After recovering, Malik began to develop an interest in sports. She became a swimmer and a biker, and soon afterwards swam across the River Yamuna. [6]

Sports career

Malik started her sports career at the age of 30 in 2000. She qualified B level in javelin throw F53 category for 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. In 2006, she came second in the FESPIC Games, Kuala Lumpur in S5 swimming backstroke category. In 2008, she represented India in the World Open Swimming Championship at Berlin and finished 10th in S5 swimming backstroke event. In 2009, she won a shot put bronze medal at IWAS World Games.[ citation needed ]

In January 2011, she won a silver medal at the IPC World Athletics Championship in Christchurch. At the same event, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games in shot put. In December 2011, she won two bronze medals with Asian records at the IWAS World Games at Sharjah. In April 2012, she won two gold medals at the first Malaysian Open Athletics Championship in Javelin and discus throw F53 category. In 2013, she qualified for the IPC World Athletics Championship at Lyon 2013 at the German Open Athletics Championship, Berlin 2013. In April 2014, she won a gold in the shot put F53-55 category at the IPC 2nd China Open Athletics Championship at Beijing. In 2015, she got a 5th place in the IPC Athletics World Championship, Doha, Qatar in shot put, diploma 5th position. In March 2016, she won a gold in javelin and silver in shot put at the IPC Oceania Asian Championship, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2018, she won a gold in the F-53/54 javelin event at the Para Athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai.[ citation needed ]

Asian Para Games

She won the first medal by an Indian woman winning a bronze at Para-Asian Games at China in December 2010. She is the only Indian woman to win medals in three consecutive Asian Para Games in 2010, 2014 and 2018. [7]

In 2014, she won a silver medal at the Incheon Asian Para Games 2014 in the women's 53–54 javelin with a new Asian Record. She also qualified for the IPC World Athletics Championship to be held at Doha in October 2015.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, she won two bronze medals in the Asian Para Games at Jakarta. She won a bronze in the F53/F54 category javelin throw and another bronze in F51/52/53 category discus throw.[ citation needed ]

Paralympic Games

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics at Rio, she won a silver medal in shot put and became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic medal.[ citation needed ]

Motorsports

Deepa Malik was one of the first persons to receive a license for an invalid (modified) rally vehicle, [8] [9] a case she consistently pursued for 19 months in Maharashtra. She is also the first physically challenged individual in the country to receive an official rally license from the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI) and become a navigator and driver in the toughest car rallies of the country- Raid-de-HIMALAYA 2009 and Desert Storm 2010.

She undertook an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to 18,000 feet (5,500 m) in the Raid De Himalaya event that went through remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu. [10] [11]

Malik participated in the grid and national anthem ceremony at the start of the 2013 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit. [12]

Personal life

Malik is married to Bikram Singh Malik, who proposed to her with a bike rather than a ring. They bonded over a mutual love of sports. "I had fallen in love with Bikram because he was a biker," said Malik of their relationship. Malik is a former colonel in the Indian Army. Together, they have two daughters. [13]

In 2003, while her husband was away on tour, she opened a restaurant in Ahmednagar where she employed underprivileged youths and took care that they return to their education. The restaurant continued operations until its closure in 2010. [14]

Awards and recognition

National awards

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Ms. Deepa Malik, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017 The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Ms. Deepa Malik, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017.jpg
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Ms. Deepa Malik, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017

Other awards

For the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Records and rankings

LIMCA World Records

Public appearances

Political career

Deepa Malik joined the BJP shortly before the 2019 general election. [23] She is a member of the working group in the formulation 12th five-year plan (2012–2017) on sports and physical education as nominated by the Planning Commission HRD Division on behalf of the Sports Ministry.

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