Srinagar, November 16

General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps Lt Gen AK Bhatt on Friday felicitated the players who won medals at the recently concluded World Kickboxing Championship in Argentina.

Hashim Ashraf and Aabid Hamid of Army Goodwill School, Hanzik; and Abrou Bashir and Irshad Ahmad Ganie of Army Goodwill School, Bandipora; achieved a tremendous feat by bagging top medals. Aabid bagged the gold medal by outperforming his opponents. In the closely contested finals, Hashim, Abrou and Irshad bagged silver medals after losing by slender margins.

During the felicitation ceremony at Badamibagh Cantonment, Lt General Bhatt interacted with the players and their parents, an Army statement said. “The Chinar Corps commander also assured them continued support from the Army to help them achieve greater laurels,” the statement added. — TNS