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Deepa Malik
Indian paralympic swimmer, biker, and athlete (born 1970)
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.
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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.[5] Her elder daughter, Devika, is studying sports psychology.[5] 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