Sohail at the double

Photo: PICTURE: DARREN ROBINSON.

MEDAL MAGIC: Sohail Mahmood, of Yew Tree Community School, shows off his medals.

MARTIAL ARTS:

FEARLESS Sohail Mahmood clinched two wins in the Junior World Martial Arts Championships in Cardiff.

The 10-year-old Yew Tree Community School pupil dazzled in the grappling and kick jitsu events and took top spot — despite facing older opponents both times.

This latest success story caps a fine year for Sohail — a member of Oldham’s Domana Elica Martial Arts Academy (DEMAA) — following several competition victories earlier in 2011.

Deputy headteacher Rias Bhatti said: “We are really proud of Sohail at Yew Tree, he has done remarkably well.

“We have children who have outside interests in a number of sports or clubs and we always like to celebrate their efforts and successes.

"We think it is really important that our pupils experience a range of activities.”