Sahana Mehta won the 1st prize in the 500+D m as well as 2nd prize in the 1000 m rink competition

MUMBAI, 17 FEBRUARY, 2023: 11-year-old Sahana Mehta from Orchids The International School – Malad (West) recently won a gold medal at the District Sports Office (DSO) Skating competition held at Ameya skating rink Virar west. She won the 1st prize in the 500+D m rink segment of the competition and also won a silver medal in the 1000 m rink. 

Sahana participated in the DSO level of the competition for the first time and had to compete with opponents 3 years older than her. She cleared the district level of the competition by bagging two gold medals in the 1000 m and 500+D m rink competitions. Qualifying for the Division level of the competition, she then won 1st prize in 500+D m rink and 2nd prize in 1000 m rink competitions. This included competing against children from Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Pune, Amravati, Ahmednagar, Latur, etc.

Taking pride in her achievement, Ms. Jayashri Bhake, Principal of Orchids The International School – Malad (West) said, “At Orchids The International School, we actively support and encourage our students’ talents in sports. With the help of our comprehensive sports program, students can nurture their skills in different activities. Sahana’s current achievement adds another feather to her cap, and we are proud of her.”

Sahana has been honing her skating skills since the age of 4. She has participated in several skating competitions over the years. In 2020 and 2021, she came 1st in the district-level competition of the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI). This was followed by winning 3 gold medals in 3 races of the state-level competition. In 2020, Sahana represented Maharashtra at the National level of the competition held in Mohali.

About Orchids The International School 

Orchids The International School is one of India’s leading international K12 school chains. It started its journey in 2002 with its first branch in Hyderabad. In less than two decades, it has grown into 90 branches spread over 25 major cities- Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Chennai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Nasik, Indore, and Aurangabad. Modern physical infrastructure, personalized attention, and a carefully curated curriculum provide uniformity in all OIS schools. OIS follows the CBSE and ICSE curriculum infused with international teaching methodologies to provide a strong emphasis on personality development along with academic excellence. Currently, it has over 750000+ students and 7000+ teaching and non-teaching staff.