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New Delhi: A 13-year-old Indian-origin Yoga prodigy Ishwar Sharma from south-east England won Gold Medal at the European Yoga Sports Championship in Sweden. Ishwar Sharma, from Sevenoaks in Kent, started yoga at the age of three after watching his father practice daily and has won several world yoga championships.
Last week, when he participated in the European competition organized by the International Yoga Sports Federation in collaboration with the Swedish Yoga Sports Federation in Malmo, he won the Europe Cup 2023 in the boys’ 12-14 category.
In a statement his family, with reference to his autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) said,“Ishwar is passionate about spreading the message of Yoga especially for special needs children.”
Sharma, who led daily yoga classes for 40 children in 14 countries during the coronavirus lockdown, was honored with the Points of Light award by then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He has won five world championships and the British Citizen Youth Award at the House of Lords for his contribution towards yoga.
Along with his father Dr. Vishwanath, Ishwar runs IYoga Solutions to spread the word about yoga and its many benefits in the UK. In a personal letter to Sharma at the time in June 2021, Johnson said,’You have brought the joy of yoga to hundreds of children globally during the lockdown. I was especially inspired by how you helped children with special needs enjoy an activity that you enjoy and excel at.
