As a martial arts nation at the global level, India haven't had a lot to write home about save a few medals at the Commonwealth level.
But a look at 16-year-old Manipuri teenager Linthoi Chanambam does provide hope. Hope of a better future in the combat sport like martial arts.
Linthoi, all of 16, landed etched her name in the history books as she became the first Indian judoka to clinch the country's first-ever gold across any age-group in the Cadet World Championships held in Sarajevo.
The Manipuri judoka scripted history by defeating Brazilian Bianca Reis in the women's 57kg category
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"I feel absolutely great. It is an incredible feeling. I feel like I did something from the bottom of my heart and here is the result," a beaming Linthoi told during a virtual media interaction.
"I started Judo from 2014 and I came to Inspired Institute of Sports (IIS) in Bellari in October, 2017.
The last five years, with so much of support from everyone, my life has really changed," she added.
Linthoi, however, is forthright with the fact that had it been her father, she would not have reached where she is right now.