Deepa Malik, who scripted history by becoming India's first-ever woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, said on Monday that she was "shocked" that her name was not there in the list of recipients for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

Last Thursday, the awards selection committee of Khel Ratna recommended para athlete and Rio Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia for the prestigious award for 2017.

Along with Jhajharia, former Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh was nominated for the Khel Ratna award.The Arjuna awardee list was also revealed and 17 prominent sports persons including Cheteshwar Pujara (Cricket) and SV Sunil (Hockey) were nominated for the honour.

Two other medalists from Rio Paralympics - Varun Singh Bhati and Mariyappan Thangavelu - were recommended for the Arjuna Award.

Surprisingly, Deepa, who also won a silver in the women's shot put F53 at the prestigious quadrennial event, was omitted from the list.

Speaking to ANI, the46-year-old athlete said, "It is shocking for me that my name is not there in the list of awardees.""However, I do think that the competent panel, who recommended the names for the prestigious awards, must have thought something. Or it can also be the case that some details must have been overlooked."

Deepa further said that her application for this year's Khel Ratna must be considered."I think my application for the Khel Ratna must be reconsidered. I have put forward my case before the committee and the government. I have written a mail to the Sports Minister," she said.

The Gurugram-based athlete further insisted that it was wrong reported in the media that she was furious after the recommendations made by the Sports Authority Committee for the awards.