In order to promote sporting talent, the Central Board of Secondary Education this time allowed six students who were representing India in sports meets to write their examinations at a later date.
Those permitted included Anish Bhanwala, a student of Class 10 at St. Theresa’s Convent, Karnal, who bagged the gold medal in Rapid Fire Pistol in the men’s 25-metre category at the Commonwealth Games held in Australia. K. Venkatadri, a Class 10 student at St. John’s High School, Vijayawada, bagged three silver medals at the South Asian Archery Championship at Dhaka.
A Class10 student of Ryan International School, Patiala, Sehajpreet brought home the gold medal after winning an international tournament at Dhaka as a member of the women’s recurve team.
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Rekha, a Class 10 student of Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya, Dallupura, Delhi, won the wheelchair basketball championship at the Para Asian Games held at Bangkok and is training for the world championships now.
Move from set practice
“The special drive of CBSE to promote talents in sports led to a departure from set practice of following the fixed exam schedule this year. There were six students who were to represent India at various sports events while other Class 10 and 12 students were busy writing CBSE board exams,” said a CBSE notice. “CBSE confirmed the same from the Sports Authority of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and gave special permission to two Class 12 students and four Class 10 students for appearing in board exams on later dates.”
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Amolika Singh, a Class 12 student from Lucknow, represented India at the junior Dutch Open International tournament and the Yonex German Open tournament in badminton. Manav Thakkar, a Class 12 student from Ajmer’s Mayur School, represented the country at the Asia Cup Yokohoma, Japan, and at the Road to Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Qualifications, Tunisia, in table tennis.