Deepa Malik Explained

Deepa Malik
Fullname:Deepa Malik
Birth Date:1970 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Bhainswal, Haryana, India[1]
Residence:Gurgaon[2]
Country:India
Event:Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Discus Throw, Swimming & Motorcycling
Paralympics:2016 Rio de Janeiro
Political Party:BJP(Bharatiya Janata party)

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.[4]

Early life

Malik was born to Veena Nagpal and Bal Krishan Nagpal in 1970.[5] Her father was in the Indian Army. Her brother, Vikram Nagpal, is a brigadier in the Indian Army. Her elder daughter, Devika, is studying sports psychology. 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. [6] 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.[7]

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.

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.

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.[8]

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.

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.

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.

Motorsports

Deepa Malik was one of the first persons to receive a license for an invalid (modified) rally vehicle,[9] [10] 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[11] and Desert Storm 2010.

She undertook an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to in the Raid De Himalaya event that went through remote Himalayas, Leh, Shimla and Jammu.[12] [13]

Malik participated in the grid and national anthem ceremony at the start of the 2013 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit.[14]

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. [15]

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. [16]

Awards and recognition

National awards

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.[25] 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.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire . 31 August 2017 . . TNN . 5 September 2016 . https://archive.today/20170831184919/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Meet-Deepa-Malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms . 31 August 2017 . live . dmy-all .
  2. News: Mathur . Abhimanyu . Deepa Malik on bronze win at Asian Para Games: This medal is precious . 26 March 2019 . Times of India . TNN . 12 October 2018 . https://archive.today/20190326225946/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/deepa-malik-on-bronze-win-at-asian-para-games-this-medal-is-precious/articleshow/66166443.cms . 26 March 2019 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Paralympics 2016 Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put. 2016-09-12. 2016-09-14.
  4. Web site: 2020-02-01 . Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president . 2021-03-22 . The Indian Express . en.
  5. Web site: 2016-09-18 . Gurgaon’s daughter Deepa Malik gets rousing welcome . 2024-01-18 . Hindustan Times . en.
  6. Web site: Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president. 2024-01-18. Ability Magazine. en.
  7. News: 2016-09-05 . Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire . 2024-01-18 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  8. Web site: August 18, 2019 . Deepa Malik becomes first female para-athlete to win Khel Ratna . 2021-03-22 . The Times of India . en.
  9. Web site: Mathew . Godwin . 2021-08-14 . All you need to know about Deepa Malik - the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics . 2023-07-17 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.
  10. Web site: Deepa Malik Birthday Special: Inspiring story of India's first Paralympic Games medallist . 2023-07-17 . Free Press Journal . en.
  11. Web site: PTI . 2020-05-11 . I’ve retired from active sports, but not today: Deepa Malik . 2024-10-08 . Sportstar . en.
  12. Web site: 8 April 2012 . Deepa Malik [Biography] Swimmer,Biker of the world ]. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200555/http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/deepa-malik-biography-swimmerbiker-of.html . 14 July 2014 . 14 July 2014 . MATPAL DEV . matpal.com.
  13. News: 30 September 2013 . Deepa Malik's inspiring drive finally concludes in Delhi . 14 July 2014 . CarDekho Team . business-standard.com . Jaipur.
  14. Web site: Bodapati . David . 29 October 2021 . Women In Motorsports India inducts Deepa Malik . 17 July 2023 . INDIAinF1.com.
  15. News: The extraordinary story of paralympian Deepa Malik, who won medals for India from her wheelchair. January 18, 2020. 18 January 2024 . Scroll In. Boria Majumdar . Nalin Mehta.
  16. Web site: Mehta . Boria Majumdar & Nalin . 2018-01-26 . Women who beat odds to shine: Gurugram's Deepa Malik among 100 winners of govt award. 2024-01-18 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  17. Web site: NYOOOZ - Simply News Local News, India News, City News, Politics . NYOOOZ.
  18. Web site: Boria Majumdar . Nalin Mehta . January 2020 . Padma Awards 2017 announced . pib.gov.in.
  19. Web site: Khel Ratna for Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia, Arjuna for Ravindra Jadeja - Times of India. The Times of India.
  20. Web site: September 19, 2019. Akaash. Dasgupta. Deepa Malik: My father told me 'you are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp': Khel Ratna awardee Deepa Malik. 2021-03-22. The Times of India. en.
  21. News: Deepa Malik becomes first Indian woman to win medal at Paralympics, bags silver in shotput. 12 September 2016. The Indian Express. 12 September 2016.
  22. News: Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards. 12 September 2016. Business Standard. 6 September 2016.
  23. Web site: Awards. www.sathyabama.ac.in. 14 October 2019. 5 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191005042722/http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagethree.php?firstref=100. dead.
  24. Web site: Amjad Ali Khan, Para-athletes Deepa Malik, Manasi Joshi Celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's Birthday on KBC Sets. News18. 11 October 2019. 2019-10-19.
  25. Web site: Deepa Malik, first Indian woman athlete to win Paralympics medal, joins BJP. 2019-03-25. The Financial Express. en-US. 2019-10-19.

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