1. Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games.
17 Facts About Deepa Malik
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Deepa Malik won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put.
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Deepa Malik's brother, Vikram Nagpal, is a brigadier in the Indian Army.
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The treatment was successful but Deepa Malik required aggressive physiotherapy to recover.
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In 1999 at age 29, Deepa Malik was again diagnosed with spinal tumor.
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Deepa Malik underwent three surgeries to successfully remove the tumor but the surgeries left her paralyzed from the waist down.
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Deepa Malik became a swimmer and a biker, and soon afterwards swam across the River Yamuna.
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Deepa Malik started her sports career at the age of 30 in 2000.
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Deepa Malik won the first medal by an Indian woman winning a bronze at Para-Asian Games at China in December 2010.
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Deepa Malik is the only Indian woman to win medals in three consecutive Asian Para Games in 2010,2014 and 2018.
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Deepa Malik was one of the first persons to receive a license for an invalid rally vehicle, a case she consistently pursued for 19 months in Maharashtra.
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Deepa Malik is the first physically challenged individual in the country to receive an official rally license from the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India and become a navigator and driver in the toughest car rallies of the country- Raid-de-HIMALAYA 2009 and Desert Storm 2010.
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Deepa Malik undertook an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to 18,000 feet in the Raid De Himalaya event that went through remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu.
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Deepa Malik participated in the grid and national anthem ceremony at the start of the 2013 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit.
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Deepa Malik is married to Bikram Singh Deepa Malik, who proposed to her with a bike rather than a ring.
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Deepa Malik joined the BJP shortly before the 2019 general election.
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Deepa Malik is a member of the working group in the formulation 12th five-year plan on sports and physical education as nominated by the Planning Commission HRD Division on behalf of the Sports Ministry.