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{{short description|Indian paralympic swimmer, biker, and athlete}}
{{Short description|Indian paralympic swimmer, biker, and athlete (born 1970)}}
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| caption        = Malik in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|9|30}}
| fullname       = Deepa Malik
| birth_place    = [[Bhainswal Kalan]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]<ref name="Meet Deepa">{{cite news |title=Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Meet-Deepa-Malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms |access-date=31 August 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=5 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170831184919/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Meet-Deepa-Malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms |archive-date=31 August 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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    | office = President of [[Paralympic Committee of India]]
| residence = [[Gurgaon]]<ref name="Mathur">{{cite news |last1=Mathur |first1=Abhimanyu |title=Deepa Malik on bronze win at Asian Para Games: This medal is precious |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/deepa-malik-on-bronze-win-at-asian-para-games-this-medal-is-precious/articleshow/66166443.cms |access-date=26 March 2019 |work=Times of India |agency=TNN |date=12 October 2018 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
    | term_start = 1 February 2020
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    | term_end = 8 March 2024
| country = India
    | predecessor = Gursharan Singh (Acting President)
| event = [[Shot Put]], [[Javelin Throw]], [[Discus Throw]], [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Motorcycling]]
    | successor = [[Devendra Jhajharia]]
| paralympics = [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]
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| birth_place    = Bhainswal, [[Haryana]], [[India]]<ref name="Meet Deepa">{{cite news |title=Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Meet-Deepa-Malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms |access-date=31 August 2017 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |date=5 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170831184919/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Meet-Deepa-Malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms |archive-date=31 August 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| Political party = BJP(Bharatiya Janata party)
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| event         = [[Shot Put]], [[Javelin Throw]], [[Discus Throw]], [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Motorcycling]]
| paralympics   = [[2016 Summer Paralympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]
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'''Deepa Malik''' (born 30 September 1970) is an [[India]]n athlete. She started her career at the age of 30. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in [[Paralympic Games]] and won a Silver medal at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in [[shot put]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/sports/2016/sep/12/paralympics-2016-deepa-malik-wins-silver-medal-in-shot-put|title=Paralympics 2016 {{!}} Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put|date=2016-09-12|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>  
'''Deepa Malik''' (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She won a silver medal at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]] in [[shot put]], becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in the [[Paralympic Games]].<ref name="first">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37346780 |title=Deepa Malik: First Indian woman to win Paralympics medal |website=[[BBC News Online]] |language=en-GB |date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913065550/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37346780 |archive-date=13 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscafe.in/articles/sports/2016/sep/12/paralympics-2016-deepa-malik-wins-silver-medal-in-shot-put|title=Paralympics 2016 {{!}} Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put|date=2016-09-12|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>
She also won gold in the F-53/54 Javelin event at the para athletic Grand Prix held in Dubai in 2018. She is currently the world number one in the F-53 category.
 
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, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to {{convert|18000|ft}}. It was – [[Raid De Himalaya]]. This journey covers many difficult paths including remote [[Himalayas]], [[Leh]], [[Shimla]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Deepa Malik [Biography] Swimmer,Biker of the world|url=http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/deepa-malik-biography-swimmerbiker-of.html|work=MATPAL DEV|publisher=matpal.com|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Deepa Malik's inspiring drive finally concludes in Delhi|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cd/deepa-malik-s-inspiring-drive-finally-concludes-in-delhi-113093001017_1.html|work=CarDekho Team|publisher=business-standard.com|location=Jaipur|date= 30 September 2013|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
In 2020, she was elected as President of the [[Paralympic Committee of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-01 |title=Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/deepa-malik-elected-paralympic-committee-of-india-president-6246515/ |access-date=2021-03-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Malik was born to Veena Nagpal and Bal Krishan Nagpal in 1970.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-09-18 |title=Gurgaon's daughter Deepa Malik gets rousing welcome |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/gurgaon-s-daughter-deepa-malik-gets-rousing-welcome/story-w7l3taSWYG6yiCJu40fxvM.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Her father was in the Indian Army. Her brother, Vikram Nagpal, is a brigadier in the Indian Army.<ref name=":0" /> Her elder daughter, Devika, is studying sports psychology.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president|url=https://abilitymagazine.com/deepa-malik/|access-date=2024-01-18|website=Ability Magazine|language=en}}</ref> After recovering, Malik began to develop an interest in sports. She became a swimmer and a biker, and soon afterwards swam across the [[Yamuna|River Yamuna]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-05 |title=Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/rio-paralympics-meet-deepa-malik-athlete-extraordinaire/articleshow/54013329.cms |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


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. She is also the 'Clean India' brand ambassador for NMDC and expert consultant for Disability Inclusive Accessible Infrastructure for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 'Smart Cities' project. In 2020, she was elected as President of the [[Paralympic Committee of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-01|title=Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/deepa-malik-elected-paralympic-committee-of-india-president-6246515/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
==Sports career==
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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|date=February 2023}}


==Achievements==
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|date=February 2023}}
Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. She won the silver medal in the shot put in 2016 [[Paralympic Games]]. She was previously honored with the [[Arjuna award]] in 2012, at the age of 42 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyoooz.com/|title=NYOOOZ - Simply News Local News, India News, City News, Politics|website=NYOOOZ}}</ref> She has also been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2017. She created a New Asian Record in Asian Para Games 2018 and is the only Indian woman to win medals in 3 consecutive Asian Para Games (2010, 2014, 2018).<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Aug 18|first1=TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=09:15|title=Deepa Malik becomes first female para-athlete to win Khel Ratna {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/deepa-malik-becomes-first-female-para-athlete-to-win-khel-ratna/articleshow/70721047.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She has won 58 national & 23 International medals across all disciplines to date.


==International participation and medals==
=== Asian Para Games ===
*Asian Para Games 2018, Jakarta 2018 | 2 Bronze Medals(3rd Position) - 1 Bronze F53/F54 Category (Javelin Throw), 1 Bronze F51/52/53 Category (Discus Throw)
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2019 |title=Deepa Malik becomes first female para-athlete to win Khel Ratna |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/deepa-malik-becomes-first-female-para-athlete-to-win-khel-ratna/articleshow/70721047.cms |access-date=2021-03-22 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
*Paralympic Games 2016, Rio 2016 | Silver Medal (2nd Position) - First Ever Indian Woman to win a Paralympic Medal (shot put)
*IPC Athletics World Championship, Doha, Qatar 2015 | Diploma (5th Position) – (shot put)
*IPC Oceania Asian Championship, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2016 | 1 Gold (javelin), 1 Silver (shot put)
*Won [[Incheon]] Asian Para Games 2014 – Silver medal in women's 53–54 Javelin with a new Asian Record and has now qualified to be at IPC World Athletics Championship Doha 2015 to be held in Oct 2015
*IPC 2nd China Open Athletics Championship Beijing 10–17 April 2014– Shotput F53-55 Gold
*German open athletics championship Berlin 2013 – IPC Qualification event – Only women from India to earn qualification for IPC world athletics championship Lyon 2013
*IPC World Athletics Championship, Lyon 2013 – Diploma Position
*First Malaysian Open Athletics Championship April 2012 – Two Gold Medals – (Javelin and discus) – New Official Asian Record In Javelin F-53 Women – Felicitated by Milkha Singh Ji and P.T.Usha Ji.
*IWAS World Games Sharjah Dec-2011- Two Bronze Medals – Two New Asian Records
*IPC World Athletics Championship Christchurch Jan 2011 – Silver Medal
*IPC World Athletics Championship New Zealand 2011 – Only women para-athlete to qualify for the same *Commonwealth Games 2010 – Diploma Position – Shot Put
*Para-Asian Games China Dec 2010 – Bronze Medal – First Ever Medal Won By A Woman Athlete at Asian Games
*CP Sports Nottingham England Sep 2010 – Three Gold Medals – Shot-put, Discus, Javelin
*IWAS World Games, India 2009– shot put- Bronze Medal
*World Open Swimming Championship- Berlin 2008 – 10th Position S-5 Swimming Backstroke
*IWAS World Games Taiwan- 2007 – Diploma Position – Javelin F53 Women
*FESPIC Games Kuala Lumpur 2006 – 2ND Position S-5 Swimming Backstroke
*Qualified B Level – Javelin Throw F-53 For Beijing Olympics 2008 – Felicitated By Mr. Kapil Dev
*National and State level medals: 51 Gold, 5 Silver, 2 Bronze
*International medals- 23<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deepamalik.com/|title=DEEPA MALIK - International Para Athlete &#124; Padma Shri &#124; Arjuna Awardee &#124; Motivational Speaker &#124; First woman of India to win a medal at Paralympics Silver F53 Shot Put|website=www.deepamalik.com}}</ref>


== Motor sports ==
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|date=February 2023}}
Deepa Malik was the first person ever to receive a license for an invalid (modified) rally vehicle{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}, 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.


Malik participated in the grid and national anthem ceremony at the start of the 2013 [[Indian Grand Prix]] at the [[Buddh International Circuit]].{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}.
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|date=February 2023}}


Her aim of joining motorsports 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.
=== Paralympic Games ===
In the 2016 Summer Paralympics at Rio, she won a silver medal in shot put and became the first woman to win a Paralympic medal for India.<ref name="first" />
 
== Motorsports ==
Deepa Malik was one of the first persons to receive a license for an invalid (modified) rally vehicle,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Godwin |date=2021-08-14 |title=All you need to know about Deepa Malik - the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/all-need-know-deepa-malik-first-indian-woman-win-medal-paralympics |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Deepa Malik Birthday Special: Inspiring story of India's first Paralympic Games medallist |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/deepa-malik-the-story-of-a-winner |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> 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 Clubs of India|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<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2020-05-11 |title=I've retired from active sports, but not today: Deepa Malik |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/deepa-malik-announces-retirement-need-to-serve-para-sports/article31557787.ece |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> and Desert Storm 2010.
 
She undertook an 8-day, 1,700-km drive in sub-zero temperatures which included a climb to {{convert|18000|ft}} in the [[Raid De Himalaya]] event that went through remote [[Himalayas]], [[Leh]], [[Shimla]] and [[Jammu]].<ref>{{cite web |date=8 April 2012 |title=Deepa Malik [Biography] Swimmer, Biker of the world |url=http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/deepa-malik-biography-swimmerbiker-of.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200555/http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/deepa-malik-biography-swimmerbiker-of.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014 |work=MATPAL DEV |publisher=matpal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 September 2013 |title=Deepa Malik's inspiring drive finally concludes in Delhi |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cd/deepa-malik-s-inspiring-drive-finally-concludes-in-delhi-113093001017_1.html |access-date=14 July 2014 |work=CarDekho Team |publisher=business-standard.com |location=Jaipur}}</ref>
 
Malik participated in the grid and national anthem ceremony at the start of the 2013 [[Indian Grand Prix]] at the [[Buddh International Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bodapati |first=David |date=29 October 2021 |title=Women In Motorsports India inducts Deepa Malik |url=https://indiainf1.com/women-in-motorsports-india-inducts-deepa-malik/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=INDIAinF1.com}}</ref>
 
== 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=The extraordinary story of paralympian Deepa Malik, who won medals for India from her wheelchair|date=January 18, 2020|url=https://www.indianwomenblog.org/read-why-deepa-maliks-husband-proposed-her-with-a-bike-not-a-ring/| access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Scroll In|author1=Boria Majumdar |author2=Nalin Mehta}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Boria Majumdar & Nalin |date=2018-01-26 |title=Women who beat odds to shine: Gurugram's Deepa Malik among 100 winners of govt award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/women-who-beat-odds-to-shine-gurgaons-deepa-malik-among-100-winners-of-govt-award/articleshow/62586263.cms |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Awards and recognition ==
== Awards and recognition ==
===National awards===
===National awards===
*
[[File: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|thumb|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]]
*President Role Model Award (2014)
*President Role Model Award (2014)
*Arjuna Award (2012)
*Arjuna Award in 2012 at the age of 42 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NYOOOZ - Simply News Local News, India News, City News, Politics |url=https://www.nyoooz.com/ |website=NYOOOZ}}</ref>
*Maharashtra Chhatrapati Award (sports) (2009–10)
*Maharashtra Chhatrapati Award (sports) (2009–10)
*Haryana Karambhoomi Award (2008)
*Haryana Karambhoomi Award (2008)
*Swawlamban Puruskar Maharashtra (2006)
*Swawlamban Puruskar Maharashtra (2006)
*Padmashri Award (2017)<ref name="padma awards">{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675|title=Padma Awards 2017 announced|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
*[[Padma Shri]] Award (2017)<ref name="padma awards">{{Cite web |last=Boria Majumdar |first=Nalin Mehta |date=January 2020 |title=Padma Awards 2017 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
*First Ladies Award - Ministry of Women & Child Development.
*First Ladies Award - Ministry of Women & Child Development.
*Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2019)<ref name="khel awards">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/khel-ratna-for-deepa-malik-and-bajrang-punia-arjuna-for-ravindra-jadeja/articleshow/70714206.cms|title=Khel Ratna for Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia, Arjuna for Ravindra Jadeja - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Sep 19|first1=Akaash Dasgupta / TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=13:37|title=Deepa Malik: My father told me 'you are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp': Khel Ratna awardee Deepa Malik {{!}} More sports News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/my-father-told-me-you-are-cursing-the-dark-deepa-become-the-lamp-khel-ratna-awardee-deepa-malik/articleshow/71180252.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] Award (2019)<ref name="khel awards">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/khel-ratna-for-deepa-malik-and-bajrang-punia-arjuna-for-ravindra-jadeja/articleshow/70714206.cms|title=Khel Ratna for Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia, Arjuna for Ravindra Jadeja - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=17 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 19, 2019|first=Akaash|last=Dasgupta|title=Deepa Malik: My father told me 'you are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp': Khel Ratna awardee Deepa Malik|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/my-father-told-me-you-are-cursing-the-dark-deepa-become-the-lamp-khel-ratna-awardee-deepa-malik/articleshow/71180252.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


===Other awards===
===Other awards===
* The Wise Owl Literary Award 2026 (1st Runner Up)for her book ''Bring It On''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DUzsrPqDFKM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==</ref>
*WCRC Leaders Asia Excellence Award 2014
*WCRC Leaders Asia Excellence Award 2014
*Limca people of the year award 2014
*Limca people of the year award 2014
*iCONGO Karamveer Puruskar 2014
*{{proper name|iCONGO Karamveer Puruskar}} 2014
*Amazing Indian Awards Times Now-2013
*Amazing Indian Awards Times Now-2013
*Cavinkare National Ability Mastery Award −2013
*Cavinkare National Ability Mastery Award −2013
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*Rotary Women Of The Year Award 2007
*Rotary Women Of The Year Award 2007


;
; For the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
; For the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
*{{INRConvert|4|c}} from the [[Government of Haryana]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Deepa Malik becomes first Indian woman to win medal at Paralympics, bags silver in shotput|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/deepa-malik-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-win-medal-at-paralympics-wins-silver-in-shotput-3027788/|access-date=12 September 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
 
*{{INRConvert|50|l}} from the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/rio-paralympic-medallists-to-be-given-cash-awards-116090600582_1.html|access-date=12 September 2016|work=Business Standard|date=6 September 2016}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|4|c}} from the [[Government of Haryana]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Deepa Malik becomes first Indian woman to win medal at Paralympics, bags silver in shotput|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/deepa-malik-becomes-first-indian-woman-to-win-medal-at-paralympics-wins-silver-in-shotput-3027788/|access-date=12 September 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
* {{INRConvert|50|l}} from the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/rio-paralympic-medallists-to-be-given-cash-awards-116090600582_1.html|access-date=12 September 2016|work=Business Standard|date=6 September 2016}}</ref>


== Records and rankings ==
== Records and rankings ==
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* Asian Ranking 2010–12 – 1st In All Three Throws
* Asian Ranking 2010–12 – 1st In All Three Throws
'''LIMCA World Records'''
'''LIMCA World Records'''
* Longest Pan-India drive done by a paraplegic women. Chennai-Delhi 3278&nbsp;km – 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagethree.php?firstref=100|title=Awards|website=www.sathyabama.ac.in}}</ref>
* Longest Pan-India drive done by a paraplegic women. Chennai-Delhi 3278&nbsp;km – 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagethree.php?firstref=100|title=Awards|website=www.sathyabama.ac.in|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=5 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005042722/http://www.sathyabama.ac.in/sitepagethree.php?firstref=100|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Driving Across Nine High Altitude Passes in Nine Days on Leh-Ladakh Highest Motorable Roads. (First Woman in the world in her disability to attempt a journey like this – 2011)
* Driving Across Nine High Altitude Passes in Nine Days on Leh-Ladakh Highest Motorable Roads. (First Woman in the world in her disability to attempt a journey like this – 2011)
* Riding Special Bike −2009
* Riding Special Bike −2009
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== Public appearances ==
== Public appearances ==


* 11 October 2019, On the occasion of [[International Day of the Girl Child]], Deepa appeared on the popular Indian TV game show [[Kaun Banega Crorepati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amjad-ali-khan-para-athletes-deepa-malik-manasi-joshi-celebrate-amitabh-bachchans-birthday-on-kbc-sets-2341779.html|title=Amjad Ali Khan, Para-athletes Deepa Malik, Manasi Joshi Celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's Birthday on KBC Sets|website=News18|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>
* 11 October 2019, On the occasion of [[International Day of the Girl Child]], Deepa appeared on the popular Indian TV game show [[Kaun Banega Crorepati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/amjad-ali-khan-para-athletes-deepa-malik-manasi-joshi-celebrate-amitabh-bachchans-birthday-on-kbc-sets-2341779.html|title=Amjad Ali Khan, Para-athletes Deepa Malik, Manasi Joshi Celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's Birthday on KBC Sets|website=News18|date=11 October 2019|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>


== Politics ==
== Political career ==
Deepa Malik joined BJP in March 2019 before the [[Lok Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/deepa-malik-first-indian-woman-athlete-to-win-paralympics-medal-joins-bjp/1526850/|title=Deepa Malik, first Indian woman athlete to win Paralympics medal, joins BJP|date=2019-03-25|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>
Deepa Malik joined the [[BJP]] shortly before the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/deepa-malik-first-indian-woman-athlete-to-win-paralympics-medal-joins-bjp/1526850/|title=Deepa Malik, first Indian woman athlete to win Paralympics medal, joins BJP|date=2019-03-25|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> 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==
== See also ==
*[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put (F32–34/52/53)]]
*[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put (F32–34/52/53)]]
*[[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's discus throw]]
*[[2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Women's discus throw]]
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131244/http://www.readersdigest.co.in/how-deepa-malik-got-her-wheels-back How Deepa Malik Got Her Wheels Back] by Snigdha Hasan
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131244/http://www.readersdigest.co.in/how-deepa-malik-got-her-wheels-back How Deepa Malik Got Her Wheels Back] by Snigdha Hasan


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Deepa Malik
Malik in 2016
Personal information
Full nameDeepa Malik
Born (1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 55)
Bhainswal, Haryana, India[1]
President of Paralympic Committee of India
In office
1 February 2020 – 8 March 2024
Preceded byGursharan Singh (Acting President)
Succeeded byDevendra Jhajharia
Sport
CountryIndia
Event(s)Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Discus Throw, Swimming & Motorcycling
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2016 Rio de Janeiro
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's athletics
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put – F53
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch Shot put – F52-53
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Javelin throw – F33-34-52-53
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Javelin throw -F53-54
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Discus throw – F51/52/53
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Javelin Throw – F53-54

Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian para athlete from Haryana. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in shot put, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic Games.[2][3]

In 2020, she was elected as President of the Paralympic Committee of India.[4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

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 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.[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[edit | edit source]

In the 2016 Summer Paralympics at Rio, she won a silver medal in shot put and became the first woman to win a Paralympic medal for India.[2]

Motorsports[edit | edit source]

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 18,000 feet (5,500 m) 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

National awards[edit | edit source]

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
  • President Role Model Award (2014)
  • Arjuna Award in 2012 at the age of 42 years.[17]
  • Maharashtra Chhatrapati Award (sports) (2009–10)
  • Haryana Karambhoomi Award (2008)
  • Swawlamban Puruskar Maharashtra (2006)
  • Padma Shri Award (2017)[18]
  • First Ladies Award - Ministry of Women & Child Development.
  • Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2019)[19][20]

Other awards[edit | edit source]

  • The Wise Owl Literary Award 2026 (1st Runner Up)for her book Bring It On.[21]
  • WCRC Leaders Asia Excellence Award 2014
  • Limca people of the year award 2014
  • iCONGO Karamveer Puruskar 2014
  • Amazing Indian Awards Times Now-2013
  • Cavinkare National Ability Mastery Award −2013
  • Karamaveer Chakra award 2013
  • Nominee for L'Oreal Femina Awards 2013 in “Women We Love Category”
  • Batra Positive Health Hero Award 2012
  • AWWA Excellence Award For Sports 2012
  • Media Peace & Excellence Award For Sports 2012
  • Maharana Mewar Arawali Sports Award 2012
  • Misaal-e-Himmat Award (2012)
  • International Women's day appreciation Award 2011 – Cancer Patient Aid Association New Delhi.
  • Shree Shakti Puruskar CARE- 2011
  • District Sports Award Ahmednagar-2010
  • Rashtra Gaurav Puraskar 2009
  • Naari Gaurav Puraskar 2009
  • Guru Gobind Shaurya Puraskar 2009
  • Rotary Women Of The Year Award 2007
For the silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Records and rankings[edit | edit source]

  • Holds An Official IPC Asian Record In Javelin F-53 Category – Felicitated by Milkha Singh and P.T.Usha.
  • Holds All Three National Records In Throws {Discus, Javelin, Shot-put} In F-53 Category
  • Holds All Three National Records In S-1 Swimming Category {Back Stroke, Breast Stroke, Free Style }
  • World Ranking 2010–12 – 2nd Shot-put, 3rd -Discus, 3rd Javelin
  • Asian Ranking 2010–12 – 1st In All Three Throws

LIMCA World Records

  • Longest Pan-India drive done by a paraplegic women. Chennai-Delhi 3278 km – 2013[24]
  • Driving Across Nine High Altitude Passes in Nine Days on Leh-Ladakh Highest Motorable Roads. (First Woman in the world in her disability to attempt a journey like this – 2011)
  • Riding Special Bike −2009
  • Swimming in River Yamuna Against The Current For 1 km. Allahabad-2008

Public appearances[edit | edit source]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Deepa Malik joined the BJP shortly before the 2019 general election.[26] 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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire". The Times of India. TNN. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Deepa Malik: First Indian woman to win Paralympics medal". BBC News Online. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics 2016 | Deepa Malik wins silver medal in shot put". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president". The Indian Express. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Gurgaon's daughter Deepa Malik gets rousing welcome". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president". Ability Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Rio Paralympics: Meet Deepa Malik, athlete extraordinaire". The Times of India. 5 September 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Deepa Malik becomes first female para-athlete to win Khel Ratna". The Times of India. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ↑ Mathew, Godwin (14 August 2021). "All you need to know about Deepa Malik - the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Deepa Malik Birthday Special: Inspiring story of India's first Paralympic Games medallist". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. ↑ PTI (11 May 2020). "I've retired from active sports, but not today: Deepa Malik". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Deepa Malik [Biography] Swimmer, Biker of the world". MATPAL DEV. matpal.com. 8 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Deepa Malik's inspiring drive finally concludes in Delhi". CarDekho Team. Jaipur: business-standard.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  14. ↑ Bodapati, David (29 October 2021). "Women In Motorsports India inducts Deepa Malik". INDIAinF1.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Boria Majumdar; Nalin Mehta (18 January 2020). "The extraordinary story of paralympian Deepa Malik, who won medals for India from her wheelchair". Scroll In. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Mehta, Boria Majumdar & Nalin (26 January 2018). "Women who beat odds to shine: Gurugram's Deepa Malik among 100 winners of govt award". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "NYOOOZ - Simply News Local News, India News, City News, Politics". NYOOOZ.
  18. ↑ Boria Majumdar, Nalin Mehta (January 2020). "Padma Awards 2017 announced". pib.gov.in.
  19. ↑ "Khel Ratna for Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia, Arjuna for Ravindra Jadeja - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Dasgupta, Akaash (19 September 2019). "Deepa Malik: My father told me 'you are cursing the dark Deepa, become the lamp': Khel Ratna awardee Deepa Malik". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  21. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DUzsrPqDFKM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "Rio Paralympic medallists to be given cash awards". Business Standard. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Awards". www.sathyabama.ac.in. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  25. ↑ "Amjad Ali Khan, Para-athletes Deepa Malik, Manasi Joshi Celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's Birthday on KBC Sets". News18. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  26. ↑ "Deepa Malik, first Indian woman athlete to win Paralympics medal, joins BJP". The Financial Express. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

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