Canberra 13-year-old is already a two-time champion
- Michael Caruana
- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min read
Canberra Muaythai fighter Charlia Hodgson is just 13-years-old, yet can already call herself a back-to-back world champion.
Hodgson placed first in her Muaythai competition, defeating opponents from Iran, Turkey and the Netherlands at the youth world championships earlier this month.
Hodgson started Muaythai at the age of five, training at the Phoenix Gym in Mitchell, and has followed in the footsteps of her older brother after he introduced her to the sport.
It doesn't stop there for Hodgson, who also plays representative Oz-tag and athletics in her spare time.
Coach Anthony Manning has followed her every step of the way, describing the martial artist as "humble, focused and stubborn."
"I think in the eight years she has trained she hasn't missed a single class," Manning said.
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