Afreen Hyder
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 2000 Srinagar, Kashmir |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Rank | 173rd |
Updated on 16 November 2023. | |
Afreen Hyder (born 2000) is an Indian taekwondo practitioner from Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Hyder has been an All India Rank 1 holder and has previously been ranked among the top 100 female Taekwondo athletes in the world.[1] As of December 30, 2023, she is ranked 200th in the senior division women's 62 kg World Kyorugi rankings.[2] Hyder is the first female taekwondo athlete from Kashmir.[3][4][5]
Early life and education[edit]
Hyder was born in Srinagar in 2000. She completed her schooling at Delhi Public School (DPS) in Srinagar and has started pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Delhi.[6][7][8]
Career[edit]
Hyder represents Jammu & Kashmir in national and international competitions and was the first taekwondo sportswoman to do so at the time.[5] She won her first ever medal at the national level in 2010.[3]
Hyder won a silver medal at the 2022 Senior National Taekwondo Championship, which took place in Maharashtra from the 10th to the 12th of February 2022.[9][4]
She won a bronze medal at the 2023 Senior National Taekwondo Championship.[5][10]
She won a silver medal after losing the final match of the women's under-67 kg category in the 2023 Goa National Games.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jammu News: सीनियर नेशनल ताइक्वांडो में आफरीन को रजत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "World Taekwondo". www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ a b ANI (2022-07-21). "Meet Afreen Hyder, Kashmiri female taekwondo athlete aiming for Olympics". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b Network, KL News (2023-09-13). "JK's Afreen Hyder Wins Silver In Senior National Taekwondo Championship". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b c "A Journey Through Curfews & Politics: Kashmir First Female Taekwondo Athlete, Afreen Hyder Aims Paris Olympics 2024 Medal For India - EXCLUSIVE". www.india.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ KHAN, ABID (2023-02-16). "Afreen makes Kashmir proud again". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "खेल से ज्यादा खूबसूरती के लिए चर्चित है यह कश्मीरी एथलीट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Razvii, Sahil (2023-11-07). "जम्मू की रहने वाली आफरीन हैदर ने गोवा में नेशनल गेम्स में जीता सिल्वर मेडल". Lallanpost. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "जम्मू की ताइक्वांडो खिलाड़ी आफरीन हैदर ने नेशनल गेम्स में जीता सिल्वर मेडल". hindi.awazthevoice.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Correspondent, K. N. O. (2023-01-19). "Afreen Hyder makes J&K proud, gets selected for National Games 2023 | KNO". Kashmir News Observer. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "गोवा में जम्मू की बेटी ने दिखाया दमखम, National Games में ताइक्वांडो खिलाड़ी ने जीता सिल्वर मेडल; आंध्र प्रदेश के खिलाड़ी को दी मात - Jammu Kashmir taekwondo player Afreen Haider won silver medal in National Games in goa". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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