Inspiring Stories

Danish Manzoor, A rising taekwondo player from North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

“Growing up he started with Cricket and from there he turned to combat sports, which is taekwondo he first encountered the sport in 2013.Danish played his first state tournament in 2013, in which he got a gold. The tournament later took him to the nationals.
In the 2016 Nationals, he played in ‘Mahavir’, “which is one of the most revered events in taekwondo. After winning those medals you get eligibility for World Championship and Asian Games trial. And, till date, he is the only one from Kashmir who has got a silver, medal in that tournament.”
He has participated in various national and state-level competitions while securing several medals including two Junior Nationals and one Senior National and now has his eyes set on Olympics. Danish is dreaming to go to the Olympics.”Danish has played a lot of matches and has brought laurels for Baramulla district. It is not easy to play national and international tournaments in this sport. He is an inspiration for youth in valley.

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