<p>India's para-athlete Deepa Malik will receive Rajiv Khel Ratna award, which is the country's highest sporting honour.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Malik, who became the first Indian female athlete to win a Paralympics medal, was finalised by the selection committee along with <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/bajrang-punia-to-get-rajiv-gandhi-khel-ratna-243522">wrestler Bajrang Punia</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna award.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Malik stared her sports career at the age of 36&nbsp;and won a silver medal in shot put at the 2016 Paralympics Games.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She has won 58 national and 23 international medals and has entered the Limca Book of World Records four times.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Cricketers Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav among 19 sportspersons have been nominated for the Arjuna award.&nbsp;</p>


India's para-athlete Deepa Malik will receive Rajiv Khel Ratna award, which is the country's highest sporting honour. Malik, who became the first Indian female athlete to win a Paralympics medal, was finalised by the selection committee along with wrestler Bajrang Punia.

India's para-athlete Deepa Malik will receive Rajiv Khel Ratna award, which is the country's highest sporting honour. Malik, who became the first Indian female athlete to win a Paralympics medal, was finalised by the selection committee along with wrestler Bajrang Punia. Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik is also a recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna award. Malik stared her sports career at the age of 36 and won a silver medal in shot put at the 2016 Paralympics Games. She has won 58 national and 23 international medals and has entered the Limca Book of World Records four times. Deepa Malik to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award Read @ANI Story l https://t.co/DjAuvTA7KQ pic.twitter.com/8nBAZfsIMC — ANI Digital (@ani_digital) August 17, 2019 × Many congratulations to wrestler @BajrangPunia and Para-Athlete @DeepaMalik who have been recommended for the #RajivGandhiKhelRatna in 2019. 👏🏻🎉@RijijuOffice @KirenRijiju #Wrestling @FederationWrest @afiindia @ParalympicIndia @IndiaSports #KheloIndia 🇮🇳 — SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) August 17, 2019 × Cricketers Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav among 19 sportspersons have been nominated for the Arjuna award.

Deepa Malik to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

<p>Deepa Malik is the first female Indian athlete ever to win a medal at the Paralympic Games. She bagged a Silver medal in this year&rsquo;s shot put event.</p>

<p>In 1999, a spinal tumour left Deepa confined to a wheelchair. However, she did not let the condition stop her from pursuing her passion for adventure sports.</p>

<p>Now, a successful entrepreneur, an award-winning athlete and a record-breaking swimmer, she is a true fighter and an inspiration.</p>

<p>In this special segment of Konversations, Deepa talks to us about the common misconceptions and stereotypes that exist about differently-abled individuals.<br />
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The silver-medalist at the 2016 Paralympic Games opens up about the challenges and stereotypes that the differently-abled encounter.

Deepa Malik is the first female Indian athlete ever to win a medal at the Paralympic Games. She bagged a Silver medal in this year’s shot put event. In 1999, a spinal tumour left Deepa confined to a wheelchair. However, she did not let the condition stop her from pursuing her passion for adventure sports. Now, a successful entrepreneur, an award-winning athlete and a record-breaking swimmer, she is a true fighter and an inspiration. In this special segment of Konversations, Deepa talks to us about the common misconceptions and stereotypes that exist about differently-abled individuals.

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