Bahrain's Fatema Nedham won the gold medal with the best throw of 4.76 m while Dimitra Korokida of Greece bagged the bronze medal with a throw of 4.28 m.
Deepa Malik created history by becoming the first woman from India to win a medal at the Paralympics. Deepa bagged a silver medal in the shotput F-53 event with a throw of 4.61m in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
Bahrain's Fatema Nedham won the gold medal with the best throw of 4.76 m while Dimitra Korokida of Greece bagged the bronze medal with a throw of 4.28 m.
"You just have to be positive. Life is a festival that you need to celebrate every day," was the message Malik gave when dna met her during a Paralympics build-up event in April where she narrated the story of how she was left paralysed from chest down.
A mother of two and wife of an Army officer, Deepa had a spinal tumour in 1999 and doctors tried everything they could to remove it. But three tumour surgeries and about 200 stitches later, doctors told her she needed to have a surgery that was going to leave her paralysed for life.
"I actually walked into the operation theatre knowing that I will never be able to walk again," she had told dna. "But I needed to be alive for my two daughters (one of whom is physically challenged) as my husband was fighting in the Kargil War."
Malik, who is an Asian record holder (para athletes) in women's javelin throw, said it was when she was lying on the hospital bed after the surgery that she decided to "transform my disability into an ability".
"I was in the Army hospital. When I looked around me, there were all war heroes. I thought that I have a medical condition which has brought me here, but these guys have actually risked their lives fighting for our nation. How could you not be inspired by them?" she had said.
And it is Deepa's turn to inspire people all over the world now. She has been doing that in some style. An adventure sports lover, Deepa has participated in the Raid de Himalaya, the world's highest rally raid. She also enjoys swimming and finds her name in the Limca Book of Records for crossing a 1-km stretch of the Yamuna River against the current in 2008.
With the silver medal in Rio, she has added another feather to her already colourful cap. "I'm not just a para athlete. Call me an adventurer, bike enthusiast, swimmer, whatever," she had said.
Meet Deepa Malik
Born: September 30, 1970
Honours: Gold medal in javelin and silver in shotput at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia Oceania Championships
*Arjuna Awardee (2012)
Silver medal in discus and shot put at 2011 World Championship
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