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‘I want to participate in Olympics’
Jahangeer Ganaie
Pulwama, Apr 05 (KNO) : Despite facing various challenges, a girl from South Kashmir has won several medals in different forms of martial arts.
Shariya Manzoor,19, a resident of Nehama village in Kakapora belt of Pulwama district who is pursuing her Bachelor’s from Government Degree College Pulwama wants to become a boxing champion.
While talking with Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Shariya said that she was interested in boxing since her childhood but in absence of any infrastructure and coach in the district she faced various challenges.
“I had to merge with martial arts in absence of any support from the government side despite contacting the sports council and others,” she said, adding that, ” I have won gold medals in the national Thang soo do championship besides that I have also participated in the belt wrestling championship.