Brave teenage village girl G Sushma won a silver medal in the 25th National Karate Championship yesterday, and that too with just one hand, literally.u00a0The 14-year-old orange belt, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, lost her final bout 3-4 to Pondicherry’s A Pushpavati in the Kumite U-15 girls category at Shahaji Raje Andheri Sports Complex. But she won many hearts with her determination and fearlessness in the marginal defeat.

Andhra Pradesh’s G Sushma (left) fights Pondicherry’s A Pushpavati in the final of the AIKF National Karate Championship at the Andheri Sports Complex yesterday. Sushma, whose right hand was amputated in 2003 u00a0after a road accident, lost the bout 3-4. Pic/Rane Ashishu00a0