Yoga prodigy bends way to Euro Asian title glory

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 21 June, 2018

By: Eastern Eye Staff

AN EIGHT-year-old boy from the UK won the gold medal in a top yoga championship last month. Ishwar Sharma, from Sevenoaks, Kent, finished in first place at the In­ternational Euro Asian yoga champi­onship on May 12. The event was held in Antayla, Tur­key, with top athletes from across the globe takinhg part. Sharma competed with 11 coun­tries from Asia and Europe across all age groups. His father, Dr Vishwanath, won the silver medal in the same event. He said he was “excited and extremely happy” by his son’s achievement. Currently, Sharma has held the ti­tle of the Under-11 UK national…

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