{"id":20320,"date":"2026-05-19T02:14:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=20320"},"modified":"2026-05-19T02:14:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:14:39","slug":"dr-shahid-iqbal-felicitates-asian-boxing-champion-mohammad-yaseer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/dr-shahid-iqbal-felicitates-asian-boxing-champion-mohammad-yaseer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Shahid Iqbal felicitates Asian Boxing Champion Mohammad Yaseer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2018Achievement to motivate aspiring athletes across J&amp;K\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar, May 18: Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Monday felicitated young boxing sensation 14-year-old Mohammad Yaseer of Rajouri for his historic gold medal at the Under-15 Asian Boxing Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Yaseer, a 14-year-old boxing prodigy from Rajouri, scripted history by winning the gold medal in the 58-kg category after defeating the host nation Uzbekistan in the final bout. Representing India at the prestigious championship, the young boxer displayed exceptional courage, resilience and determination to bring laurels to the country and Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>During the felicitation ceremony, the Commissioner Secretary along with Secretary J&amp;K Sports Council Nuzhat Gul and other officials from the department congratulated Yaseer for his remarkable achievement and termed his success a proud moment for Jammu &amp; Kashmir and the entire nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYaseer\u2019s journey is truly inspiring. Despite hardships, he has shown extraordinary dedication and commitment towards the sport. His achievement at the Asian level is a testament to his hard work and the immense sporting talent present in Jammu &amp; Kashmir,\u201d Shahid Choudhary said. He further said that the achievement would motivate the aspiring athletes across the Union Territory to pursue sports with passion and determination.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shahid Iqbal reiterated the government\u2019s commitment towards strengthening the sports ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir and providing better opportunities, infrastructure and exposure to young athletes so they can excel at national and international platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The felicitation ceremony also acknowledged the contribution of Yaseer\u2019s coaches, family members and support staff in shaping his successful journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Achievement to motivate aspiring athletes across J&amp;K\u2019 Srinagar, May 18: Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Monday felicitated young boxing sensation 14-year-old Mohammad Yaseer of Rajouri for his historic gold medal at the Under-15 Asian Boxing Championship held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Mohammad Yaseer, a 14-year-old boxing prodigy from Rajouri, scripted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20322,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20320\/revisions\/20322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}