Basmalah Ayman, 18 years old, trains kids at Al-Narjisse Club in Badr City, north-east of Cairo Governorate, Egypt, on March 6, 2023. Basmalah is the first female dwarf player to get a black belt in Egypt. She has been practicing Karate since 2015, winning six local championships, and has recently become a coach ten months ago.
Ayman took the decision to play karate in order to face the bullying she sometimes faces in society and to be self-confident.
She dreams to become a karate player in Al-Ahly or Zamalek clubs. Also, she wants to get support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Egyptian Karate Federation to be able to participate in the international dwarf championships. Mohamed Hossam Eldin/Photoency
Basmalah Ayman, 18 years old, trains kids at Al-Narjisse Club in Badr City, north-east of Cairo Governorate, Egypt, on March 6, 2023. Basmalah is the first female dwarf player to get a black belt in Egypt. She has been practicing Karate since 2015, winning six local championships, and has recently become a coach ten months ago.
Ayman took the decision to play karate in order to face the bullying she sometimes faces in society and to be self-confident.
She dreams to become a karate player in Al-Ahly or Zamalek clubs. Also, she wants to get support from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Egyptian Karate Federation to be able to participate in the international dwarf championships. Mohamed Hossam Eldin/Photoency
