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Hyderabad girl wins gold in karate

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Syeda Falak with the trophy won at 4th International Karate Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal.By Arrangement
Syeda Falak with the trophy won at 4th International Karate Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal.By Arrangement

Syeda Falak of Hyderabad won gold in the fourth International Karate Championship in the senior female category in Kathmandu (Nepal).

In a championship featuring competitors from Nepal, India, Srilanka, Bhutan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the girl from Old City cleared the first three rounds with ease and got the better of the rival from the host’s nation in the finals. Falak was also awarded the ‘Best Female Fighter’ too. “This is a huge morale-booster as I prepare for the major championships ahead,” says the 23-year-old Hyderabadi.

Some of her earlier major achievements include gold medal in the International Open Championship in Kolkata late last year, besides finishing third in the WKF Series in Istanbul, Turkey, and being three-time gold medallist in the nationals in 68-plus category (kumite).

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by V.V. Subrahmanyam / Hyderabad – May 14th, 2018

Hyderbabad karate star feted

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Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Syeda Falak being felicitated by Rajnikanth on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Chennai on Thursday.
Syeda Falak being felicitated by Rajnikanth on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Chennai on Thursday.

The Hyderabadi had won the gold medal in the International Open championship in Kolkata late last year.

For the 23-year-old Syeda Falak, a martial arts expert from the Old City of Hyderabad, it was a day to remember as she was felicitated by superstar Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai on Thursday.

Falak was conferred with the ‘Best woman achiever in karat’ award.

Falak informed The Hindu that it was an unforgettable experience. “I was meeting him for the first time and when Karate Association of India’s President Karate R. Thiagarajan and general secretary Bharat Sharma introduced me and said I am from Telangana, Rajini sir started talking in Telugu,” she said.

“I was really taken aback as he was speaking fluently in Telugu, even as I was struggling. He then enquired whether I spoke Telugu. When I replied ‘koncham, koncham’ (little bit), he had a hearty laugh and then switched over to English,” Falak recalled.

The Hyderabadi had won the gold medal in the International Open championship in Kolkata late last year, besides finishing third in the WKF Series in Istanbul, Turkey. The superstar advised her to keep working hard and win more laurels, said Falak, who is an English post-graduate student from Osmania University.

The three-time gold medallist in the Nationals in the 68+ senior female kumite category is currently waiting for final clearances to take part in international events later this year.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by V. V. Subrahmanyam / Hyderabad – March 09th, 2018