JAMMU & KASHMIR :
Governor, Naeem Akther congratulate Mansoor
After seven-year-old girl it’s now seven year old boy from north Kashmir’s Bandipora district who has brought laurels not only to the state but India as well by winning gold in Asian Youth Karate Championship in New Delhi.
Hashim Mansoor, 7 son of Mansoor Ahmad Shah resident of Nadihal area of Bandipora has won gold in Asian Youth Karate Championship by beating his Sri Lankan rival on Tuesday.
Earlier, a seven year old, Tajamul Islam from the district had won a gold medal in world Kick-boxing championship held in Italy early this month.
Hashim Mansoor, who represented India in Sub-Junior below 25 kg weight category in the championship, won a gold medal by beating a Sri Lankan in finals at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi.
Hashim a second standard student of Symbiosis School in Plan Bandipora got selected for the championship during trials that were held in Indoor Stadium Srinagar early this month.
The championship was organized by the All India Youth Karate Federation at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi in which 19 countries participated.
“Earlier, Mansoor defeated his Bhutanese and Malaysian rivals,” Ghulam Nabi Tantray, President J&K Youth Karate Federation told Greater Kashmir. “This was possible due to hard work of Mansoor’s coach Fasil Ali Dar,” added Tantray.
He also said that Hashim has qualified for World Youth Karate Championship to be held in Europe next year, where he is going to represent India. “He can only participate in the world championship after he gets sponsorship. I hope he gets a sponsorship so that he could make whole country proud like Tajamul did,” he said.
Pertinently, both Tajamul and Hashim have been trained in Ali’s academy-local Martial Arts training school run by Faisal Ali Dar in Bandipora.
Meanwhile, Hashim’s coach Faisal Ali Dar also received Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Award on Monday in “Sport and Peace” category for his contribution in “Peace Building Activities” through Jammu and Kashmir Kick-boxing Association. Faisal Ali who hails from Bandipora was presented the award by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Sports Foundation.
source: http://www.greaterkashmir.com / Greater Kashmir / Home> Sports / by Ejaz-ul-Haq Bhat / Bandipora – November 30th, 2016