India’s Deepa Malik won a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics in the women’s shot put – F53 event on Monday with a personal best throw of 4.61 m.
Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Paralympic history.
Despite being paralysed down the chest, Deepa has excelled in many sports winning numerous national and international medals.
Other medallists in the event were Bahrain’s Nadham Faterna (gold) and Greece’s Korokida Dimitra (bronze).
