# Five-year-old Fateh Singh Gill wins world martial arts gold 2026-08-10T05:16:22+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Fateh Singh Gill, a five-year-old from Amritsar, Punjab, has won a gold medal in Gatka on Skates at the World Martial Art Games in Pattaya, Thailand, becoming the first child to perform the traditional Sikh martial art on skates. His father, Ramandeep Singh, an athlete himself, first noticed his son's interest at age two and trained him for months in cold weather. The Times of India reports that his mother, Navpreet Kaur, struggled with visa issues to accompany them. Fateh had earlier won World Grand Prix Fit Kid and Mr. Universal Fit Kid titles in Europe at age three. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Amritsar prodigy, child athlete, Fateh Singh Gill, Gatka on skates, Sikh martial art, world martial arts champion Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/five-year-old-fateh-singh-gill-wins-world-martial-arts-gold/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/five-year-old-fateh-singh-gill-wins-world-martial-arts-gold/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.