Tajamul Islam, Kashmir’s 13-year-old kickboxer, won the gold medal in the U-14 category at World Kickboxing Championship in Cairo, Egypt. Tajamul Islam hails from a small village called Tarkapora in Bandipora, Kashmir.
Islam defeated the Argentinan player in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship.
“I had four bouts – two with Egypt, semi-final with France and faced Argentina in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship,” added Islam.
“Now I am a two-time World Kickboxing Champion, with no words to express my happiness. 112 countries had participated…We should encourage girls, they can do anything. My aim is to represent India at the Olympics,” said Tajamul Islam, who recently won the gold medal.
