Anmish Varma brought home a gold medal from the World Kickboxing and Karate Union’s Martial Art World Championships that was held in Athens, Greece, recently. He won the medal in adult male category.
“I cannot describe the feeling of standing in a stadium full of people of different nationality and singing our National Anthem with the tricolour wrapped around me,” he says.
Anmish secured the first place after defeating participants from Germany, Mexico, Wales and England.
“The victory did not happen overnight, I worked hard for over four years, perfecting my every punch and kick. I had a lot of hope pinned to this championship and I’m glad that my hard work was paid off,” says the 25-year-old MBA graduate and adds he inherited the love for martial arts from his father and granddad.
He was introduced to it when he was only 10 years old.
While good wished poured in from across the world, the highlight was appreciation by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu.
Prior to this, Anmish has won the bronze in this championship for the past three consecutive years.
