{"id":275,"date":"2016-11-15T17:48:59","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?p=275"},"modified":"2016-11-15T18:12:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:42:43","slug":"the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhaskar Sen student of Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University won a gold medal in the prestigious for Karate at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usopen-karate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">US Open World Championship 2016<\/a>.<\/strong> It is not the first time that he had made the nation proud but he has done it time and again, by bringing laurels to the country after participating in prestigious national and international events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhaskar Sen has given his entire life to Karate and is proud of his sport. He has won<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commonwealth_Games\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Commonwealth<\/a>, New Delhi 2010<\/strong>. He has a<strong> World Cup ranking of number 6<\/strong> at Greece in 2009 followed by back to back<strong> Gold medal wins in the US Open World Championships of 2015 and 2016<\/strong> at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/unnamed-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?fit=441%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"441,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kevin Lucas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?fit=441%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-277 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhaskar Sen\" width=\"441\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132134\/unnamed-3.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. What inspired you to choose this sport out of other sports?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karate is the most non-aggressive among popular martial art form &amp; it is also recognized as a competitive sport both at the world as well as India level. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even in a day-to-day regimen, it gives you supreme fitness, self-confidence, and mental peace.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today&#8217;s time of rising rowdiness on the road, it is certainly more relevant today and provides an effective way to protect oneself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">2.What is your ultimate goal?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I have been fortunate to win championships at the world level in all the continents and have also secured a world ranking.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As learned by athletes across the world it would certainly be the feather in my cap to see the Indian colors at <strong>Tokyo 2020 Olympics<\/strong> where Karate would take the stage for the first time in the Olympic arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/unnamed-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=441%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"441,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kevin Lucas&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?fit=441%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-278 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhaskar Sen\" width=\"441\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1 441w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132229\/unnamed-2.jpg?resize=441%2C662&#038;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">3.How did it all start?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since children of similar age were very few in my neighborhood and there was hardly anyone to play Cricket or Football with, I started tagging along with my elder brother (who is a rank holder black belt) to his Karate Dojo (Training Hall), where the art caught up with me in no time and became a passion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4.Who has been your greatest support and why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Undoubtedly, my elder brother Mayuku has been my greatest inspiration and role model, who honed my skills to perfection. Not to be left behind, my father, who is a keen enthusiast has guided me about the nitty-gritty of the art throughout all these years, whilst my mother, an adept musicologist, condoned the liberties taken by me to practice and follow karate all over the world and has been my greatest support system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/unnamed-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=530%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unnamed-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?fit=530%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-279 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=530%2C662&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhaskar Sen\" width=\"530\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=530%2C662&#038;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132303\/unnamed-1.jpg?resize=530%2C662&#038;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">5.How did your parents react initially to this choice of yours?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since my elder brother was already pursuing karate at the national level; getting a nod from my parents was a cakewalk. Rather they encouraged me in my efforts to maintain a fine level of physical activity and fitness.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/du-student-got-prestigious-dr-kalam-award-social-work\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u201cHow a DU Student Got Prestigious Dr. Kalam Award For His Social Work!\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">6.How did your friends help you in this?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of my college mates keenly follow my competitive routine and laurels won by me and left no stone unturned to highlight my achievements in the Social media and elsewhere, have been ever ready to boost my confidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"280\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?fit=584%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"584,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?fit=183%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?fit=584%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?resize=584%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhaskar Sen\" width=\"584\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?resize=584%2C960&#038;ssl=1 584w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132559\/12006311_10205681685547528_3294498429954187819_n.jpg?resize=584%2C960&#038;ssl=1 183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">7. A message for other students?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I always advise juniors to imagine and dream themselves at the Olympic and World Cup level and keep working for it with all sincerity and dedication. It is this sincerity and dedication which will help you in getting hold of the success you desire.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also Read about &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/guinness-world-record-holder-playing-piano\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of a Guinness World Record Holder for playing Piano till 127hrs<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">8.What was your high point in life?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have had several high points in life, like my Commonwealth win in 2010 at New Delhi; then my World Cup ranking of number 6 at Greece in 2009 followed by my back to back Gold medal wins in the US Open Championships of 2015 and 2016 at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?fit=540%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?fit=540%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-281 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?resize=540%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bhaskar Sen\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?resize=540%2C960&#038;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132613\/12794402_10206500158728846_682607101922952508_n.jpg?resize=540%2C960&#038;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">9.Were there any other sports you played before this?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although I have been diligently pursuing karate since I was very small I have dabbled at times with the games of Cricket and Football, which of course could not progress beyond school level owing to my primary commitment towards karate.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">10.How did it feel when you won the US Open world championship 2016?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is of unmatched satisfaction and elation, to earn a reason of putting a smile on the faces of our fellow countrymen, to feel you have done your little bit. \u00a0It is certainly very satisfying to show the world that we are a nation of capable people and that we can do well and shine in every sphere with no dearth of talent, given the barest opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bhaskar Sen&#8217;s story covered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/delhi\/du-s-karate-kid-aspires-to-represent-india-at-next-olympics\/story-7cPxsxLZLVKRIwCnxs3UBL.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hindustan Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhaskar Sen student of Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University won a gold medal in the prestigious for Karate at the US Open World Championship 2016. It is not the first time that he had made the nation proud but he has done it time and again, by bringing laurels to the country after participating in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[8],"tags":[120,121,124,123,122,116,117,126,118,125,115,119],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bhaskar Sen student of Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University won a gold medal in the prestigious for Karate at the US Open World Championship 2016. It is not the first time that he had made the nation proud but he has done it time and again, by bringing laurels to the country after participating in [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Student Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paisawapas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"mailsrishtiyadav1@gmail.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-15T12:18:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-15T12:42:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132046\/unnamed.jpg?fit=776%2C662&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"776\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"662\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Srishti Yadav\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@paisawapas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@paisawapas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Srishti Yadav\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\",\"name\":\"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-15T12:18:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-15T12:42:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/863bdd8f860359078659c6c19a5195d9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/\",\"name\":\"Student Stories\",\"description\":\"Inspiring Millions of Students\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/863bdd8f860359078659c6c19a5195d9\",\"name\":\"Srishti Yadav\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be8332a0a7de8759704edb8b011c5bf4?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be8332a0a7de8759704edb8b011c5bf4?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Srishti Yadav\"},\"description\":\"Work is all about dedication, Writing is all about expression and Life is merely an imitation. Do read my articles!\",\"sameAs\":[\"mailsrishtiyadav1@gmail.com\",\"Srishti.y\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/author\/srishti\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories","og_description":"Bhaskar Sen student of Sri Venkateshwara College, Delhi University won a gold medal in the prestigious for Karate at the US Open World Championship 2016. It is not the first time that he had made the nation proud but he has done it time and again, by bringing laurels to the country after participating in [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/","og_site_name":"Student Stories","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paisawapas","article_author":"mailsrishtiyadav1@gmail.com","article_published_time":"2016-11-15T12:18:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-11-15T12:42:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":776,"height":662,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132046\/unnamed.jpg?fit=776%2C662&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Srishti Yadav","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_creator":"@paisawapas","twitter_site":"@paisawapas","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Srishti Yadav","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/","url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/","name":"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship - Student Stories","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-11-15T12:18:59+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-15T12:42:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/863bdd8f860359078659c6c19a5195d9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/the-karate-kid-winning-gold-in-us-open-world-championship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Karate Kid Who is the 1st Indian to win Two Consecutive Golds in US Open World Championship"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/","name":"Student Stories","description":"Inspiring Millions of Students","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/863bdd8f860359078659c6c19a5195d9","name":"Srishti Yadav","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be8332a0a7de8759704edb8b011c5bf4?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/be8332a0a7de8759704edb8b011c5bf4?s=96&r=g","caption":"Srishti Yadav"},"description":"Work is all about dedication, Writing is all about expression and Life is merely an imitation. Do read my articles!","sameAs":["mailsrishtiyadav1@gmail.com","Srishti.y"],"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/author\/srishti\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15132046\/unnamed.jpg?fit=776%2C662&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82j72-4r","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":359346,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/ayesha-noor-karate-champion-icon-interview-student-stories\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":0},"title":"Ayesha Noor : International Karate Champion Fought Epilepsy, Poverty, Gender &#038; Racial Biases With Her Karate Skills","date":"October 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Ayesha Noor is Kolkata\u2019s karate kid who has been making her family proud since she was 16. She was the only girl on her team to have traveled to Thailand for the Thai Pichai Youth International tournament, and win a gold medal. Being poor didn\u2019t matter as monetary help poured\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Social Achievements&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Ayesha noor karate champion interview student stories","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/18153213\/SS103.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7178,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/state-level-karate-champion-bagged-gold-international-karate\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":1},"title":"Story of a State Level Karate Champion from M.P who bagged gold at International Karate Competition","date":"March 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Imagine the applause a 15-year old boy gets when he is presented with gold medal first time at \u00a0International Tournament.\u00a0Ravi Sule , who is currently pursuing law from Shri Vaishnav Institute of Law has carved a niche in Karate by winning International tournament at the mere age of fifteen. His\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/06225352\/ravi-sule.jpg?fit=520%2C355&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":376208,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/meet-our-new-champ-playing-for-our-country-labdhi-surana-interview-ss\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":2},"title":"\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going.&#8221; &#8211; Labdhi Surana, The Little Skating Player Who Is Making India Proud","date":"December 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Labdhi from Udaipur, Rajasthan has proved this right and her determination and never-give-up attitude has made her a winner. Labdhi Surana, student of Grade-2, Rockwoods High School, has been awarded with Rashtrapati Award by honourable president of India Mr Ramnath Kovind on Children's Day. Congratulations Labdhi on this marvelous achievement.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/19112407\/labhdi-surana1.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":252,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/west-bengal-interstate-swimming-championship\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":3},"title":"Winning more than 100 medals, She has represented West Bengal in Interstate Swimming Championship","date":"November 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Shehreen Zoha a swimmer by birth, has\u00a0presented her state(West Bengal) in Interstate Swimming Championship\u00a0&\u00a0has won more than 100 medals. She is a student of 3rd year undergrad in B.Com (Hons) from \u00a0Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata\u00a0&\u00a0recently got a sports scholarship from her college for extraordinary dedication and achievement towards swimming.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13190121\/PIC-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":194197,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/nit-srinagar-glance-admissions-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":4},"title":"ALERT! National Institute of Technology, Srinagar (NITSRI) admissions 2017!","date":"June 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"NIT Srinagar (NITSRI) :\u00a0overview, rankings, departments, admissions & eligibility! Overview of NIT Srinagar National Institute of Technology, Srinagar\u00a0(NITSRI) is a public engineering and research institution, located in\u00a0Srinagar,\u00a0Jammu and Kashmir,\u00a0India.\u00a0It is governed by the\u00a0National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007\u00a0which has declared it as\u00a0institutions of national importance,\u00a0and lays down powers, duties, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Admission Alert, 2017&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/21130234\/nitgvh.png?fit=800%2C418&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":140365,"url":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/indian-youtuber-jay-kapoor\/","url_meta":{"origin":275,"position":5},"title":"Amazing Tricks! This Boy Is The King Of Gadgets! A 19 Year Old Among Top 6 Indian Tech YouTuber | Jay Kapoor","date":"May 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Jay Kapoor is a 19 year old Indian YouTuber. Jay will teach you how you can get the most out of your gadgets be it your smartphone, computer or any other electronic device. Hidden features, tips and tricks, hacks, Jay knows everything! Jay has been listed among India's top 6\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art &amp; Culture&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/26143922\/Jay-Kapoor.jpg?fit=1077%2C665&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":376,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275\/revisions\/376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}