Updated On: 16 July, 2019 08:09 AM IST | | Sundari Iyer
Deepa Malik, 48, who is paralysed chest-down, falls under the F53 classification and the Tokyo Games has discus throw for women in her category

Para athlete Deepa Malik at IISM's convocation ceremony in BKC yesterday. Pic/Sneha Kharabe
India's star para-athlete Deepa Malik has bemoaned the fact that on most occasions, athletes like her are left with no choice but to drop out of major sporting events. For example, she's won't be at the the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics as her disability category in javelin throw is not part of the Games.
Malik, 48, who is paralysed chest-down, falls under the F53 classification and the Tokyo Games has discus throw for women in her category.