This year’s Olympics and Paralympics have been memorable moment for India. The female athletes of the country are making us proud and getting our country to reach heights.
The country witnessed one such record breaking performance by Deepa Malik. A 45 year old athlete who is paralyzed from waist down. She is the first women to ever win a silver medal in the shotput F-53 category at the Rio Paralympics 2016. She threw her personal best of 4.61 meters from her wheelchair.
Her willpower is commendable. Deepa suffered from a spinal tumor, which was first diagnosed at the age of 6. Her recovery at that time took 3 years. In 1999, her tumor relapsed which was followed by 31 surgeries. This left her with 183 stitches between her waist and legs.
A mother of two and wife to an Army officer, Deepa has 54 national gold medals and 13 international medals in various sports. She has participated in javelin throw and swimming as well. She is also a motivational speaker.
On her victory, the entire country came together to congratulate this inspiring soul. Let shave a look at all the tweet which were made for her:
Many many congratulations @DeepaAthlete You are an inspiration to india ! Congrats also to @GoSportsVoices
— Abhinav Bindra (@Abhinav_Bindra) September 12, 2016
Well done @DeepaAthlete! Your silver at the #Paralympics makes the nation very proud. Congratulations. #Rio2016
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 12, 2016
Congrats #DeepaMalik for silver medal in #ParalympicsRio2016 🇮🇳🙏🏽
— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) September 12, 2016
#Paralympics Congratulations @DeepaAthlete ! for the #Silver medal.. Great performance 👍. Well done #Rio2016 https://t.co/PY8jCoOGHj
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) September 12, 2016
Proud of you #DeepaMalik. Great motivation for all of us. Thanks for keeping the tricolor flying high at #Paralympics. CONGRATULATIONS
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) September 13, 2016
Congratulations to @DeepaAthlete for silver🎖at #Paralympics
Good job…well done👍— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) September 12, 2016
She has been an inspiration for the entire country. Proving that there is nothing in this world that can stop you from following your dreams and fulfilling them. We salute Deepa Malik for her brilliant performance.
