Date published: 22 April 2024
International competition silver-medallist Ikrah from the Oldham-based Horizon LGA taekwondo club
A talented teenager from an Oldham taekwondo club won a landmark silver medal while representing Great Britain at an international championship event in Europe.
Thirteen-year-old Ikrah trains at a small taekwondo club in Oldham called Horizon LGA.
She travelled to Bulgaria to compete in the international championship event, where she represented Great Britain.
She won three fights on her way to securing a hard-earned silver medal.
Ikrah became the first athlete from the Horizon LGA club to have won a silver medal at the tournament, and she definitely did everyone involved at the club very proud.
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