Afreen Hyder

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 30 December 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

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

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 12 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

1. "Jammu News: सीनियर नेशनल ताइक्वांडो में आफरीन को रजत". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. "World Taekwondo". www.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
3. ANI (21 July 2022). "Meet Afreen Hyder, Kashmiri female taekwondo athlete aiming for Olympics". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. Network, KL News (13 September 2023). "JK's Afreen Hyder Wins Silver In Senior National Taekwondo Championship". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
5. Bhattacharyya, Debayan (28 August 2023). "A Journey Through Curfews & Politics: Kashmir First Female Taekwondo Athlete, Afreen Hyder Aims Paris Olympics 2024 Medal For India - EXCLUSIVE". www.india.com. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
6. Khan, Abid (16 February 2023). "Afreen makes Kashmir proud again". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
7. "खेल से ज्यादा खूबसूरती के लिए चर्चित है यह कश्मीरी एथलीट". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
8. Razvii, Sahil (7 November 2023). "जम्मू की रहने वाली आफरीन हैदर ने गोवा में नेशनल गेम्स में जीता सिल्वर मेडल". Lallanpost. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
9. "जम्मू की ताइक्वांडो खिलाड़ी आफरीन हैदर ने नेशनल गेम्स में जीता सिल्वर मेडल". hindi.awazthevoice.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
10. "Afreen Hyder makes J&K proud, gets selected for National Games 2023 | KNO". Kashmir News Observer. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
11. "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 6 November 2023.