Deepa becomes India's 1st female Paralympic medallist
Deepa Malik became India's first female Paralympic medallist after winning the Silver in the F-53 shot put​ event at Rio Paralympics on Monday. The 45-year-old has won a total of 54 national gold medals and 13 international medals in swimming, javelin throw and shot put. Notably, a spinal tumour left Deepa paraplegic and confined her to a wheelchair in 1999.