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KARATE CHESS
I have been perusing karate for the past 10 years of my life.
Attaining a black belt in karate was a great achievement
and it is one that I am very proud of. I started karate when I
was four years old thinking it was going to be very easy and
I could master it in no time. But as I perused it, I realised the
immense discipline and hard work needed to master it.
The black belt exam was very tough and required a lot of
preparation and practice. The practice started about a year
before the exam where we slowly built on the intensity of
training and exercises needed in the exam. The exam was
12 hours long from 3am to 3pm with no water or food. It
consisted of many things like 8 kilometres of running,
500m of crawling, numerous sets of exercises and
variations of pushups, sit-ups, squats etc followed by and
intense conditioning session after it.
Karate has been an integral part of my childhood and is
one of the main factors that make me which made me who
I am today.
Shlok Agarwal
SHOW JUMPING
GO KARTING
Karting towards Formula One.
Motorsports is my passion. This, coupled
with my deep-rooted love and knowledge for
cars has driven me into taking Karting
seriously. I have completed my professional
level of training from Indi Karting, Mumbai,
practiced on my home track and gone for
weekly physical practices too. Participating in
the Pune Motorsport Competition and
competing with national level racers in the
under 18 category opened many doors for
me. I managed to get the 2nd place podium
at the Interschool Karting Competition, in
Mumbai, and qualified 4th in the CRA
Motorsports Race in Bengaluru this year. I've
clocked a timing of 1.16 minutes recently.
The road to formula one edges me on
towards the finish line as I continue to hone
my skills, perfect my lines, and build on my
fitness. My Five Ps for success are Prepare,
Pursue, Practice, Persevere and Postmortem.
Krish Puthran
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DEV SHAH
RAAHIL MULLICK
ADITYA PATIL
ROUNAIV RANA
The COVID19 restrictions eased in 2021 enabling
me to participate in more competitions through
out the year. I was able to train harder and for
longer periods of time as school was online for the
majority of the year. I did not have to travel a lot for
different competitions since most of the major
events were held in Mumbai. This benefitted me as
I was able to concentrate on school work and
compete in many events at the same time. The FEI
World Jumping Challenge took place in November SIDDHANTH LOHIA
and I placed 6th in India. After this, I placed 2nd in
the Preliminary round at the National Equestrian
Championship. I also won a team silver medal in
the Junior category at the Junior National
Equestrian Championship. It has been a great year
for me and I am thankful to school for their
support in my journey.
Arjun Kanoi
GYMNASTIC
SKATING I am so happy to share that Ahana and I participated at the International
Gymnastics Competition at Expo 2020 Dubai .
TIA VASA
I won a Gold in the under 14 category at the International
Trampoline Gymnastics at Expo Dubai
2020 held in 2021. Ahana
represented India in the under 12
category at the International
Trampoline Gymnastics at Expo Dubai
2020, and secured the 4th place.
We each represented India and there
were 50 participants in each age
category from more than 75
countries. It was the most
a m a z i n g a n d b e a u t i f u l
DYIA GHADIALI experience. During the opening
ceremony, we marched with the
Indian flag. There were 6 huge screens
showing aerial, front and back views of
our routines. It was mesmerising!
I am extremely grateful to the school
for supporting and encouraging us
throughout.
PRISH HEMANI
AHANA SHAH Anoushka Shah ANOUSHKA SHAH
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