Kashmiri girl wins gold medal in world kickboxing championship, also wants to be a doctor

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A 14-year-old girl, Tajamul Islam, from north Kashmir’s Bandipora  district has won a gold medal in the under 14 age category after defeating Argentina’s Lalina in the finals of the World Kickboxing Championship held at Cairo in Egypt.</p>
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Tajamul had beaten her rival from France in the semi-finals.</p>
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She was among the 30 players from India in various age categories. The championship started on October 18 and concluded on October 24.</p>
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This is the Indian girl’s second international gold medal as she had earlier won a gold at the World Kickboxing Championship held at Andria, Italy in 2016 as an eight- year-old.</p>
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According to a report in Rising Kashmir, Tajamul is now looking forward to win an Olympic gold medal as well.</p>
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 “I also want to become a doctor,” she said.</p>
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Tajamal is  a  brand ambassador for the government’s Beti Bachao Beti Padao campaign.</p>
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In her message to youngsters, she said, “Work hard. Sooner or later it will pay off. Participate in sports and do not indulge in negative activities like drugs etc.” </p>
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“Despite a lot of criticism I proved my worth to the world by my actions and hard work,” Rising Kashmir cited her as saying. .</p>