Nagole teenager Navjyot earns world record recognition for karate endurance challenge

Thirteen-year-old Hyderabad martial artist Navjyot Singh Thakur has completed 50 consecutive full-contact karate fights in the Senkoukai endurance challenge. The achievement has earned recognition from the London Book of World Records, following training under Grandmaster Shaswat Kumar

Hyderabad: Thirteen-year-old martial artist Navjyot Singh Thakur, from Nagole in Hyderabad, has completed 50 consecutive full-contact karate fights in the Senkoukai 50-Fight Full-Contact Endurance Challenge, earning recognition from the London Book of World Records.

Navjyot trains under Grandmaster Shaswat Kumar, an Indian martial artist known in the international martial arts community as the “Pioneer of Modern Combat Karate”. Under his guidance, Navjyot has demonstrated courage, discipline, physical endurance and dedication to martial arts.

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In 2025, Grandmaster Shaswat Kumar achieved an unbeaten record of 108 consecutive full-contact fight victories, finishing with a record of 108–0. Inspired by his achievements and training, Navjyot took up the demanding endurance challenge and completed it at the age of 13.

With this achievement, Navjyot has been recognised as the first teenage girl to complete 50 consecutive full-contact karate fights in the Senkoukai 50-Fight Full-Contact Endurance Challenge.