Kashish Malik

Kashish Malik

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 25) Delhi
Height	1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Martial art
Event	Taekwondo

Kashish Malik is an Indian taekwondo athlete from Delhi, India. ^{[1] [2]} She has represented India at the Asian Games in 2018 and reached till the Quarter-finals. ^{[3] [4]} She is training under Peace Taekwondo Academy and supported by the Virat Kohli Foundation. ^[5]

Kashish started practising taekwondo at the age of 14 after a fight with a bully in her school which made Kashish pick up taekwondo for life. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Tournaments Record

All Competition Results

Year	Event	Rank	Location	Place
2017	Fujaiarah Open	G1	Dubai   United Arab Emirates	Bronze
2018	Kazakhstan Open	G1	Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan	Silver
2018	Fujaiarah Open	G1	Dubai   United Arab Emirates	Silver
2018	Malaysia Open	G1	Kuala Lumpur Malaysia	Gold
2018	Asian Games	G3	Jakarta Indonesia	Participation
2018	WT Presidents Cup - Asian	G2	Taipei   China	Bronze
2019	South Asian Games	G4	Kathmandu    NEP	Gold
2020	El Hassan Open	G1	Amman  Jordan	Bronze

See also

• Taekwondo in India
• Taekwondo at the 2019 South Asian Games

References

1. "Kashish Malik Profile", Taekwondo Data, retrieved 11 October 2021
2. "The dark side of Indian Taekwondo". The Bridge. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
3. "This girl once used to beat up molesting boys, now became 'Silver Girl' of Taekwondo". Zee News. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
4. "'Why can't I be the one?' Kashish Malik hopes to lead the way for taekwondo in India". Olympics. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
5. "Kashish Malik". Virat Kohli Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
6. "A Fight With A Bully Made Kashish Malik Pick Up Taekwondo For Life". she the people. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
7. "Only a medal has the power to transform sports and change mindsets". The Bridge. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
8. "He used to beat the teasing boys alone, now became an international player of Taekwondo". Dainik Bhaskar. Retrieved 11 October 2021.