Meet Afreen Hyder, 18-year old girl from #Srinagar who is the first Junior National Medalist from the Valley and one of the bright star in the world of Taekwondo.
Afreen Hyder has carved a niche for herself in the world of Taekwondo. The 18-year old, from Srinagar, took up Taekwondo considering it as a mild form of martial arts training. However, during the course, she fell in love with it and now has several international and national laurels in her kitty. She is the first Junior National Medalist from the Valley, who claimed a Bronze Medal for the state in the 37th National Junior Taekwondo Championships held at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh in 2017. Afreen also won the first ever Gold Medal in her category in the CBSE Nationals, a Bronze medal in SGFI under -19 last year. Currently, she is training in the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare, Madhya Pradesh and is pursuing a BA program from Delhi University.
Afreen said in an interivew that “Taekwondo, for me, is not only a sport it is the most important part of my life. When I was first introduced to this sport I was flattered by its fast pace and it was the greatest shot of adrenaline that I had ever felt. It was like performing a superhero act. I realized my passion for Taekwondo when I used to automatically wake up before the sunrise for practice and the uneasiness I felt when I was not training.”
There is a small part of the society that always criticises, but hate is also important, it keeps you motivated. The society at large, has not been that bad towards me, people do appreciate my work and motivate me, she added.
Many parents have come up to me and said, our daughter wants to follow the same path as you, which is a clear indication that people’s outlook is changing for good, Afreen proudly said.
We her best for all future endeavors.
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