Assam Daughter Jinti Rajbongshi Wins Gold in 'National Kickboxing Cup 2019'

Udalguri, October 29, 2019:

Assam Girl Jinti Rajbongshi is a Gold medalist in the National Kickboxing Cup 2019 held in Dehradun! Hailing from Bornodijhar in Assam’s Udalguri, Jinti has represented Assam in the national championship.

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The young star has bagged 3 Gold medals each in District and State-level Kickboxing Championships. She will be representing India in International Kickboxing Championship to be held in January, 2020.

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As many as 19 kickboxers from Assam have bagged 6 Gold and 7 Bronze medals in the Kickboxing championship.

Another athlete, Shabnam Akhtara, stands out from the rest for her absolute dedication towards the sport in the face of tragedy.

Despite losing her father in June 2018, Shabnam Akhtara had resolved to work hard and fulfil her father’s dream of emerging as a Champion in the sport Kickboxing. And now, her toil and determination seems to have finally paid off.

A resident of Barpeta’s Phulbari village, upcoming star Shabnam Akhtara has bagged a Gold medal in the 60 kg category (15-18 years), and in doing so, has inched one step closer to her father’s dream.

She has participated and made her mark in several State-level, national-level and international-level Championships.

Shabnam Akhtara had also bagged a gold in a Martial Arts Championship held in Guwahati’s Sarusujai Stadium in 2018.

Presently, she is a student of Higher Secondary 1st Year and is studying in Howly’s Sublime Academy.

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