It’s raining medals on the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. After the Indian athletes introduced the most important haul of Olympics medals, it’s the Paralympians which are making the nation proud by way of their superhuman efforts. India has already received two gold, 4 silver and two bronze medals, bettering the haul of Rio Olympics 2016. At the Rio Games, the Indian contingent returned with a haul of 4 medals, together with two gold, a silver, and a bronze. One of the most important forces behind the change and the swarm of medals is Deepa Malik, the President of the Indian Paralympics Committee and a former Olympian herself.Deepa’s journey to the sporting pinnacle and now the highest administrative echelons of the nation hasn’t been wanting challenges. Deepa was identified with a backbone tumour when she was simply 5. It took round 3 years of remedy and aggressive physiotherapy to get better from that. In 1999, when she was 29, the backbone tumour returned, and medical doctors have been left with no different choice however to function. They made it clear to her that the surgical procedure would make her unable to stroll. It took 3 surgical procedures and 183 stitches to remove the cancerous tumour off her physique.However, on the age of 36, an age the place most athletes are within the twilight of their profession and pondering of hanging their boots, Deepa Malik took the valiant choice of venturing into the sporting enviornment. And since then, she has turn out to be one of the embellished Paralympians India has ever produced. At 45, she turned the oldest and first Indian girl to win an Olympic medal in Rio 2016.She received a silver within the Shot-put occasion, regardless of the actual sporting self-discipline not being her first alternative. She had hoped to signify India in Rio in Javelin throw till it was introduced that javelin had been changed by shot put in her class.Deepa Malik has been a flag bearer for para-sports within the nation and he or she was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna on August 29 final yr and because of this, she turned the primary Indian girl para-athlete to be conferred with the accolade. To date, she has received 58 nationwide and 23 worldwide medals. Malik can be a recipient of the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award.And now main the Federation that appears after the athletes that want probably the most consideration, Deepa Malik has led by instance. Talking about donning the brand new hat after being a Paralympic athlete, a motor rally driver, a swimmer, a sports activities bike racer, an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, and a distinguished incapacity activist, Deepa remarked:“My career has been full of challenges. Be it to be the first biker, first swimmer, first rally-ist, first Asian medallist in athletics, first world championship, and now I am the first athlete-president of the federation. That too at such a challenging time with no other precedent to follow. I had to dig my own well and drink my own water. It was a lot of learning. We all were learning the new normal.”Thank you for these alternatives which assist me obtain my function of selling #abilitybeyonddisability and types like @MGMotorIn #MGAstor with inclusion at their coronary heart will assist us promote the #WeThe15 spirit. It’s an honour to be related. @rajeev_chaba https://t.co/7258aqK2uJ— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) August 31, 2021Yesterday, India received an unprecedented 5 medals – 2 gold, 2 silver and a bronze – in a single day in Tokyo. The winners additionally included the nation’s first-ever Paralympic gold medal-winning girl athlete in shooter Avani Lekhara.What makes the achievement sweeter is the truth that regardless of the Olympics being delayed by a yr on account of China made coronavirus pandemic, India managed to ship its largest contingent with 54 athletes. Deepa Malik attributes the success of the Paralympians to the athlete-centric method taken by the Federation and the federal government.She mentioned, “Once this position was being offered it was a good opportunity to fill in the gap and if the federation itself wants an athlete in the lead role and a person who comes from the severe most disability categories, then that itself sensitises them and the system to the needs of the athletes. My governing body members have been very supportive from day one and because of the great teamwork, my job has become a lot easier,” she additional defined.(1/2) My heartiest congratulations on the graduation of recent innings of a contemporary tenure in @ParalympicIndia. Expressing my gratitude on being trusted with the Presidentship and welcoming an athlete centric method in para sports activities in India. https://t.co/oqIj2EM7Lk— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) February 1, 2020India’s tally might have been greater, however they misplaced a bronze after athlete Vinod Kumar, who had completed third within the discus (F52) on Sunday, was discovered ineligible within the incapacity classification evaluation.The different sporting federations have to take a cue out of Paralympics Committee and perceive that having an athlete that has plied their commerce within the center can convey within the desired modifications. Deepa Malik set the instance within the area and now within the administration division, she is scripting the same story.