Rupa Bayor Becomes India's First Taekwondo Athlete to Feature in World Top 10 Poomsae Rankings, Achieves Ninth Rank After Earlier Winning Silver Medal at Australian Open 2024
The Arunachal Pradesh athlete, as per a report in Your Story, had taken up taekwondo at just 15 years of age. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu took to social media to congratulate her on this terrific achievement.
Rupa Bayor achieved a historical feat as she became the first Indian taekwondo athlete to enter into the world's top 10 Poomsae rankings. This is, as per the latest World Poomsae Ranking released by WT World Taekwondo. The young taekwondo athlete sits in the ninth spot currently, which is the highest that any Indian has ever achieved in the sport, irrespective of the format. Rupa Bayor had earlier won a silver medal at the Australian Open in the Poomsae event in the U-30 age category. Besides this, she had also bagged the bronze medal at the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. Rupa Bayor is also the top-ranked taekwondo athlete in Asia.
Rupa Bayor Achieves History, Becomes First Indian to Break into Top 10 of World Rankings
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