By Bipin Sharma
New Delhi (03/09/2024): 10 year old Somya Bhardwaj has brought laurels to her nation with her incredible performance in the recently concluded WAKO World Youth Kickboxing Championship hosted in Budapest, Hungary this year. The prestigious WAKO World Youth Kickboxing Championship organized by World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) showcases a wide range of Kickboxing disciplines and has been providing a platform for young talents to demonstrate their skills on a global arena.
The WAKO World Youth Kickboxing Championship held between 23rd August to 1st September’ 2024 saw a participation of 3100 athletes from 68 countries.
Hailing from the priest family of the famous historical Shree Kalkaji Temple, young Somya Bhardwaj won the bronze medal in this year’s WAKO World Youth Kickboxing Championship.
Somya forayed into kickboxing sports at the age of seven, and ever since, she has made her family and country proud by winning numerous medals in different National and International Tournaments.
Notable among her various milestones includes her remarkable feat in four different National Kickboxing Championships held in cities like Pune, Ranchi & Siliguri. In the National Championships hosted at Ranchi and Siliguri, Somya won two gold medals each in these two tournaments. In Pune too, she won one silver and one bronze medal.
Equally heartwarming has been her sterling performance in the 2nd & 3rd WAKO India Open International Kickboxing Tournament hosted at New Delhi, India. In the 2nd WAKO India Open International Kickboxing Tournament, Somya won one gold and one bronze medal, while in the 3rd Tournament, she won three bronze medals.
Her three year long sporting journey has been extremely painstaking and rewarding.
Somya’s father Pawan Bhardwaj, a Priest at the Shree Kalkaji Temple has continually supported his daughter by nurturing her colossal talent to the optimum.
Shares a jubilant Pawan Bhardwaj, “My daughter has always been the pride of the entire family, as well as our extended family of priests residing in Chirag Delhi, South Delhi. Both my wife and I have throughout motivated Somya to follow her dreams. We as parents, feel fortunate that we could identify our daughter’s talent at an early stage, thereby enabling her to groom the abundant talent in the right direction with the help of seasoned coaches. I will like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all friends, relations as well as coaches of Somya in playing a vital role in her sporting journey. In the 21st century, it is imperative for parents to keep the focus not only on academic excellence of their wards, but also ensure their holistic grooming by providing them the much needed opportunity to develop their co- curricular potential.”
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