A talented amateur boxer in Year 9 has just returned from the European Boxing Championships in Bulgaria with a silver medal after representing her country.
Charan has been boxing with East Hull Amateur Boxing Club for a year and a half, and is already all England champion for her weight and age, and a silver medallist at European level.
Standing on a podium in Bulgaria really brought home all her achievements.
She said, “It felt brilliant winning a silver medal.
“I actually had to stand on a podium while the national anthem played – I felt like I was at the Olympics!”
She may have only been boxing for a short time, but her potential was quickly noted by England scouts and she was selected for the team.
Charan previously competed locally in karate with her two brothers, but that changed when she saw a certain Olympic star in action.
She said, “I saw boys boxing all the time, and then I saw Luke Campbell on TV, and I just thought ‘I could do that. - I want to do that.’
“I tried out East Hull Amateur Boxing Club with my little brother and we’ve been doing it ever since.”
Charan trains three times a week with her coach and sticks to a strict diet to maintain her fitness levels and weight for her class.
Her next international competition is the Slovakia Boxing Cup, where she hopes to repeat her gold medal win from last year.