Dr. Deepa Malik Becomes APC’s First Female Sub-regional Representative for South Asia
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Dr. Deepa Malik, India’s first woman Paralympic medallist, has been appointed as the Sub-regional Representative for South Asia by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) at its 34th Executive Board meeting.
An Overview of the News
This appointment raises the number of female representatives on the APC Executive Board to 5, marking the highest female representation in the board’s history.
Kazuhiro Yagi from Japan has been appointed as the new Vice President of the APC. He is also the Deputy Secretary General of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organizing Committee (AINAGOC), which is responsible for the Aichi Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games.
Notable Achievements of Deepa Malik:
First Indian woman to represent the country at international level sports in her disability category (F-53).
The first Indian paraplegic woman swimmer, biker, and car rallyist.
Won a Silver Medal in Shotput F53 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with a personal best performance of 4.61 meters.
Awards and Honors:
Arjuna Award (National Sports Award) in 2012.
Padma Shri for Sports in 2017.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2019.
Selected as the Sir Edmund Hillary Prime Minister’s Fellow for New Zealand in 2019 by then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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