Asian Para Games: Deepa Malik bags bronze in women’s discus throw event

Asian Para Games Deepa Malik wins bronze women's discus throwAsian Para Games Deepa Malik wins bronze women's discus throw

Deepa Malik clinched her second medal at the Asian Para Games on Friday with her bronze in the women's F51/52/53s discus throw event on Friday.

Deepa Malik clinched her second medal at the Asian Para Games on Friday with her bronze in the women’s F51/52/53s discus throw event.
Malik’s best effort came in her fourth attempt wherein she pulled off a 9.67-metre throw to bag the bronze medal. Iran’s Elnaz Darabian won the gold while setting a new Asian record of 10.71m while Bahrain’s Fatema Nedham settled for the silver with a throw of 9.87 m.
Ekta Bhyan, who had earlier won a gold medal in the women’s club throw event pulled of an effort of 6.52m which saw her end at the last place in a four-woman field.

Also read: Asian Para Games: Sharad Kumar shatters continental records to win gold in high jump

Athletes in the F51/52/53 category basically compete from seated positions as they have full power and movements in their arms but none in their abdominal muscles.

Earlier, Malik had secured a bronze medal in the F53/54 javelin throw event and that Rio Paralympics medallist attributed this success to none other than her father.

“I am happy. It’s special for me. I dedicate this to my father’s memory. Both my medals are special. Proud that I won this for my nation. I am thankful to Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and Paralympic Committee of India,” Malik said, as quoted by ANI.

In a tweet, she also said that her second bronze in the competition is much more special given the fact that she has just learned to hold a discus.

Image credit- Udayavani.com

 

Bhaduri Kumar:
Related Post
whatsapp