Who Is Aruna Tanwar? India’s First-Ever Taekwondo Entry In The Paralympics

Aruna Tanwar has been awarded a wild card entry for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games
Aruna Tanwar has been awarded a wild card entry for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games
I would not blame the media for the lack of coverage in India as we need to make a revolution first, then things will change. Medals have the power to do that. One medal and the entire Nation knows you.
“Being a girl is the biggest challenge for anyone in India and I, too, faced the same,” says martial arts champ and self-defense instructor Richa Gaur.
Rodali Barua, Assam’s star Taekwondo player, won a gold medal at the 2nd edition of Indian Open International Taekwondo Championship.
Mumbai-based Shreya Jadhav has made a name for herself in the world of Taekwondo, today. She grabbed the spotlight in 2017 when she claimed gold at Mumbai Consul General Cup National Taekwondo Championship. The same year, she took part in the 7th Tirak Taekwondo International in Thailand and brought home another gold. Last month too, she won […]
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 […]
The Jakarta Asian Games will see many Indian sportspersons compete in disciplines which haven’t found many takers in the country yet. Today, we meet Tezpur’s Rodali Baruah, who is a leading black belt champion in Taekwondo and will represent will be a part of the Indian women’s Taekwondo team in the upcoming games. Taekwondo has been contested at the Asian Games since 1986. Here’s […]
Martial arts require a good level of physical strength, but those who take up training need to develop an incredible amount of mental acuity, too. Mental strength is so important to martial arts that researchers have found karate experts’ stronger punching force may be down to a better control of muscle movement in the brain, […]
Bhopal’s Latika Bhandari has bagged the 60th place in the latest World Taekwondo rankings by winning a SAF gold. She competes in the below-53 kg category. No other male or female from India has accomplished this feat before. She will now be heading for the European Taekwondo Union President Cup which is scheduled next week. […]