Cornerstone Sport signs Rio Paralympic Medalist Deepa Malik

Indian para-athlete and Arjuna awardee Deepa Malik has signed with Cornerstone Sport. The Mumbai based agency, which exclusively manages athletes such as Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane ,Sunil Chhetri, including many others - will handle Deepa’s brand endorsements, commercial engagements, social & digital media and appearances. 

"I am happy about the association with Cornerstone. It’s a company that has a great legacy of managing top sports titans and for them to come forward to assist me comes as a huge celebration of Para sports as a main stream sport. For them to invest time in a wheelchair athlete and saluting her achievement highlights their inclusive nature. I am looking forward to this association as a path breaking journey to explore avenues for a physically challenged achiever specially in endorsement world", said Deepa Malik  

Deepa Malik, who has been left paraplegic since the onset of spinal tumour in 1999, has been confined to a wheelchair for the last 17 years. She recently scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio, winning silver at the Shot Put. In addition to this, she also holds the national and Asian record at the Javelin throw. Beyond field events, Deepa has also excelled in multiple sports and created history by becoming the first paraplegic woman Biker, rally car driver and a swimmer who holds four adventure records in the Limca Book of Records. She is a unique athlete and is an inspiration for others living with disability.

A President Role Model Awardee (2014), Deepa Malik is married to an army officer Col. Bikram Singh Malik and has two daughters. She is the founder of the NGO ‘Wheeling Happiness’ through which she aims to promote and encourage sports for differently-abled athletes.

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