Despite its growing popularity and the dedication of local athletes, the sport is not included in Telangana's sports reserve list, which denies them State-level job opportunities, access to government-sponsored training facilities, competition funding and many more.
Hyderabad: It is a story of two Telangana kickboxers who took difficult routes to be part of the Indian team. While 12-year-old Lahari M Girish took to the game at a very young age and performed exceedingly well, 18-year-old Ashish Chand battled financial woes to realise his dream. Both these State athletes are set for […]