India's Deepa Malik scripted history when she won the silver medal in the women's shotput F53 event at the Rio Paralympics on Monday, with a personal best throw of 4.61m. With this herculean effort, she became India's first woman and oldest athlete to ever win a medal at the Paralympics. Deepa started off with a throw of 4.26m, then registered 4.49 on her second attempt and 4.41m on the third. On her sixth throw, she recorded a personal best of of 4.61m, which ultimately helped her finish second. "I want to use this medal to support women with disabilities in India. This journey has been wonderful for me and my entire family, I am proud to be the oldest athlete in the team and win a medal." 45-year old told IANS after her feat. Deepa Malik with her silver medal at the Rio Paralympics 2016. Facebook/Deepa Malik Spinal tumor to silver medal Deepa is a paraplegic, paralysed from waist down. A spinal tumour confined her to a wheelchair