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KARATE CHESS
I have been perusing karate for the past 10 years of my life. DEV SHAH
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 RAAHIL MULLICK
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 ADITYA PATIL
one of the main factors that make me which made me who
I am today.
ROUNAIV RANA
Shlok Agarwal

SHOW JUMPING 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
GO KARTING SKATING I am so happy to share that Ahana and I participated at the International
Gymnastics Competition at Expo 2020 Dubai .
TIA VASA
Karting towards Formula One. I won a Gold in the under 14 category at the International
Trampoline Gymnastics at Expo Dubai
Motorsports is my passion. This, coupled 2020 held in 2021. Ahana
with my deep-rooted love and knowledge for represented India in the under 12
cars has driven me into taking Karting category at the International
seriously. I have completed my professional
level of training from Indi Karting, Mumbai, Trampoline Gymnastics at Expo Dubai
practiced on my home track and gone for 2020, and secured the 4th place.
weekly physical practices too. Participating in We each represented India and there
the Pune Motorsport Competition and were 50 participants in each age
competing with national level racers in the category from more than 75
under 18 category opened many doors for countries. It was the most
me. I managed to get the 2nd place podium a m a z i n g a n d b e a u t i f u l
at the Interschool Karting Competition, in DYIA GHADIALI experience. During the opening
Mumbai, and qualified 4th in the CRA ceremony, we marched with the
Motorsports Race in Bengaluru this year. I've Indian flag. There were 6 huge screens
clocked a timing of 1.16 minutes recently. showing aerial, front and back views of
The road to formula one edges me on our routines. It was mesmerising!
towards the finish line as I continue to hone
my skills, perfect my lines, and build on my I am extremely grateful to the school
fitness. My Five Ps for success are Prepare, for supporting and encouraging us
Pursue, Practice, Persevere and Postmortem. throughout.
PRISH HEMANI
Krish Puthran AHANA SHAH Anoushka Shah ANOUSHKA SHAH

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