Paralympian Deepa Malik Stands Up For a Para-Athlete in Need

Paralympian Deepa Malik Appeals For Support for fellow para-athlete Shweta Sharma.

Paralympian Deepa Malik Appeals For Shweta Sharma (Photo: The Quint)

By bagging a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Deepa Malik did something which no other Indian woman Paralympian had done before. She became the Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games.

And today she’s showing the way to other disabled woman like her, by telling them how ‘Sports Can Empower’. Shweta Sharma is one of them. Just a year after Deepa pushed her into sports, Deepa bagged a gold in shot put and a silver in javelin at the 16th National Para-athletics Championships in 2016. Shweta is a polio survivor, a single mother and a sportswoman. Life has been a struggle for her. She needs money for proper diet, a throw chair and for getting her category certification from abroad.

The upcoming para-athlete has excelled in javelin throw, shot put and weightlifting. (Photo: The Quint)    

Deepa Malik is absolutely sure that Shweta can bag medals for India at international championship, she’s doing her bit by providing equipment and a bit of coaching.

This Diwali, Deepa Malik is appealing to everyone to come out and support Shweta Sharma. Help her achieve her goal.