Tribal girl bags silver in martial arts contest

Hyderabad | Tuesday | 21st November, 2017

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Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TTWREIS) Secretary R.S. Pencak Silat is an indigenous martial arts of the Indonesian/Malay archipelago. “We are planning to start gymnasiums and provide sports facilities in all our social and tribal welfare schools with an eye on Olympic medals,” he added, according to a press release. Praveen Kumar complimented the girl and said the society has been making efforts to create an eco-system where children could showcase their “inherent potential” in academics, sports, martial arts and mountaineering. more-inThirteen-year-old Teja Bai, hailing from a poor family in a remote tribal village and a student of the Tribal Welfare Residential School, Kalwakurthy (Nagarkurnool) bagged a silver medal in international Pencak Silat Championship 2017, held in Singapore, in under-14 category..