About Leyla
Leyla is a 3rd dan black belt in Taekwondo and part of the GB Taekwondo team. Leyla recently defeated Katarzyna Bartnikowska from Australia at the 2022 Swedish Open.
Leyla's Taekwondo account on Instagram is called leylapalser.tkd
Leyla is sponsored by
- Tusah - Inspiring a Warrior’s Mentality
- Sovereign Asset Management Ltd
and has received support from SportsAid, Sport England, and the GLL Sport Foundation.
Please explore the site and find Leyla's:
- Public Event Schedule - when and where Leyla will be.
- Videos of Previous Fights, plus,
- a Stream of news and online activity
This website is created and maintained by the Inspirational People non-profit organisation. The above image is © Leyla Palser, used here with permission.
Leyla joins the Olympic Programme
In January 2022, Leyla announced she had been selected to join the World Class Olympic Taekwondo programme as a full time athlete.
A Taekwondo Champions Story
Issy Films created this YouTube video which summarises Leyla's journey in Taekwondo up until 2017.
Taekwondo Data
This page provides Leyla's fight records and statistics.
Leyla takes Gold for Poomse in 2015
At the UK Southern Area Open in 2015, Leyla takes Gold aged 10 years old. In the 40-45kg category.
Southern Area Poomse in 2015
This is Leyla at 10 years old working through the elimination process at the UK Southern Area Open in 2015.