Deepa +NEW DELHI: Deepa Malik created history as she became the first Indian women athlete to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, clinching the silver medal in the women's shot put - F53 event at the Rio Paralympics on Monday.threw her personal best 4.61m in her sixth and final attempt to finish second behind Bahrain's Fatema Nedham , who registered 4.76m mark to win gold. Dimitra Korokida of Greece took bronze with a throw of 4.28m.With this medal, India earned their third medal in the Games with Mariyappan Thangavelu winning the gold in the men's high jump T-42 event while Varun Singh Bhati taking bronze in the same event.

Source: Times of India September 12, 2016 15:20 UTC