Deepa Malik  

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'It's high time that athlete starts getting heard. Being an athlete I know what they go through and what they need. Yes, I have filed my nomination for the presidentship (of PCI),' said Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik became the second para-athlete after double Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, who received the recognition in 2017, to have won the prestigious Khel Ratna award.

Apart from nominating Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the selection committee also picked 19 sportspersons for the Arjuna Award, including the likes of cricketers Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav, track and field stars Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Mohammed Anas and Swapna Barman, footballer Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, hockey player Chinglensana Singh Kangujam and shooter Anjum Moudgil

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