Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics on Monday.
She bagged a silver medal in the shotput
event. Her throw of 4.61m was the best in her six attempts and with the
silver medal she confirmed India's third medal at the Rio Paralympics.
Under Haryana Sports Scheme she will receive a cash award of Rs 4 crore for winning silver medal.
Fatema Nedham of Bahrain won the gold medal
with the best throw of 4.76m while Dimitra Korokida of Greece bagged the
bronze medal with a throw of 4.28m.
Deepa has also participated in javelin throw,
swimming and has also been a motivational speaker. She has also won
medals in swimming at international competitions.
She has also won medals in swimming at
international competitions. She holds the Asian record in javelin throw,
and also has World Championships silver medals in shot put and discus
in 2011.
This is India's third medal of the Games
after after gold and bronze were won by Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun
Singh Bhati in men’s high jump.
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