By Anjaly Rajendran
It is a matter of great pride that yet another daughter of Kumily; a brave modern day girl of Kumily, Ierin Tessa Joseph has obtained 3 gold medals in all three events of the Kerala State Amateur Kick-boxing Championship held at the Jimmy George Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram from 2nd to 4th of June 2023.
At the State event she participated 3 categories, namely “Point Fight”, “Light Contact” and “Hard Forms with Weapons”. Ierin has achieved the unique distinction of obtaining the Gold Medal in all three categories.
Ierin from the Ilanjiyil house is a resident of Vallyakandam and lives with her father Joseph, a Businessman and Mother Nolly Joseph who is currently the Kumily Gram Panchayat Standing Committee Chairperson. Ierin has an elder Brother Ashin Joseph who is currently working in Dubai.
Ierin completed her Secondary Schooling from St. Thomas English Medium School (STEMS), Attappallam and her Higher Secondary Education from St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School Vellaramkunnu. Ierin is currently doing her final year Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) undergraduate programme at Marian college, Kuttikkanam.
Ierin has been passionate about sports even from her School days and it was only in 2021 after she entered College that she came to know about and turned passionate about Kickboxing. She is currently being coached by Razeem M Saji who was a senior at her college and is currently a national level coach in Kick boxing.
Ierin made her debut at the 2022 State level champion held in Kollam District. Ierin then went on to win the gold at the National Championship held at Nehru stadium. Chennai in the “Hard Form with Weapons” category. Ierin has also won the Inter-Collegiate Championship held at Uttarpradesh during March 2023. She has also won the 2023 Inter District Championship held at Idukki.
Ierin has been selected to represent Kerala in this year’s national championship which is expected to commence from 5th July 2023 in Punjab.
We at “Kumily Calling” are proud of Ierin’s achievements and wish her all success and many more laurels in the future.
