Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik
Personal information
Full name Deepa Malik
Born (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970
Bhaiswal, Sonipat district, Haryana, India
Residence New Delhi
Sport
Country India
Event(s) Shot Put, Javelin Throw & Motorcycling
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's athletics
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put – F53
IPC World Championships
2011 Christchurch Shot put – F52-53

Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian athlete. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put.[1] She has won accolades for her participation in various adventure sports. She is associated with Himalayan Motorsports Association (H.M.A.) and Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (F.M.S.C.I.). She has undertaken an 8 day, 1700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to 18000 feet. It was – Raid De Himalaya. This journey covers many difficult paths including remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu.[2][3]

Malik is the wife of a veteran cavalier Colonel Bikram Singh and daughter of a veteran Infantry Colonel BK Nagpal. She is the mother of two adult daughters- Devika and Ambika.

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.

Achievements

Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a Medal at the Paralympics. She won silver medal in the shot put at 2016 Paralympic Games.She was previously honored with the Arjuna award in 2012, at the age of 42 yrs.[4]

International participation & medals won

Motor Sports

Deepa Malik was the first person ever to receive a license for invalid (modified) rally vehicle, 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 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 had the honour of being the part of the grid and national anthem ceremony at the flag-off of Formula-1 race at Buddh international circuit, 2013.

Her aim of joining motor sports is to spread awareness towards the fact that physically challenged individuals can obtain an official license and attain independence and self-reliance through driving. Deepa Malik has undertaken numerous rallies to promote this cause.

Awards and recognition

National and state awards

Other awards

For the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Records And Rankings

LIMCA World Records

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics 2016 | Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put". 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  2. ↑ "Deepa Malik [Biography] Swimmer,Biker of the world". MATPAL DEV. matpal.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Deepa Malik's inspiring drive finally concludes in Delhi". CarDekho Team. Jaipur: business-standard.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Medal Medal
  5. ↑ "Deepa Malik becomes first Indian woman to win medal at Paralympics, bags silver in shotput". The Indian Express. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards". Business Standard. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in/. "Awards". www.sathyabamauniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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