Eight year old girl kickboxing champion Tajamul Islam has bagged gold medal in the World championship held in Andria, Italy.
Tajamul, hailing from Tarkpora village of Bandipora, bagged medal after defeating her rival from United States in the final. The world championship was held in Italy from November 5 to 11. Tajamul represented Kick Boxing Federation of India in the world event. In the event the talented kid took part in six bouts and remained unbeaten.
Tajamul , who studies in Army Goodwill School, Bandipora is basically a Wushu player but upon trying her luck in Kickboxing she achieved immediate success.Her journey started in 2014 when she joined a local academy, which trains young boys and girls in martial arts.
She was declared the best fighter of Jammu and Kashmir after she won the state level championship, held last year in Jammu. (Courtesy: Greater Kashmir)