Sports has become medium of women empowerment: Deepa Malik

With Haryana and even its neighbouring state Punjab responsible for skewed sex ratio, Rio paralympic medallist Deepa Malik today said that the mindset towards the girl child was changing and insisted sports has become a medium of women empowerment.

Hailing from Haryana, Malik was the first Indian woman athlete to win a medal at the Paralympics. The mother of two grown up daughters, is a part of 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign.

She feels that with more and more women proving themselves in various fields including the sporting arena, the mindset towards them is changing fast.

"I have been continuously a part of save the girl child campaign and because being a mother of two daughters, I definitely feel that it is a great initiative and a lot of work has gone in and the results are proving it," Malik told

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