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Jincy's talent was spotted by prominent athletics coach and Dronacharya K P Thomas when she was a Class IV student at St George UP School in Koruthodu.
Deepa, who won a silver medal in the shot put F53 category in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, was joint winner of the top honour with Asian and Commonwealth Games champion Bajrang Punia.
The award marks the end of a long wait for the 71-year-old Manuel, the lone Keralite to win an Olympic medal.
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