EuroSchool Airoli students shine at International Taekwondo Championship in South Korea

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July 25, 2017, Mumbai: In a proud moment for EuroSchool Airoli, six students have bagged one Gold, six Silver and five Bronze medals in the 11th World Culture Expo Taekwondo Championship held from 15-16 July, 2017, in Muju, South Korea. Students from over 42 countries, including USA, Australia, Malaysia, Dubai, China, Korea and Denmark participated in the Championship.

EuroSchool Airoli Student Krutika Chavan from grade 6 bagged Gold and Silver medal while Parth Jaiswal (grade 8), Rujul Sachdev (grade 7), Krish Nadar (grade 7), Shahid Khan (grade 5) and Hridaan Majhetia (grade 3) bagged silver and bronze each.

The team from EuroSchool Airoli was led by Taekwondo Coach Shiva Sealy, who bagged Gold and Bronze medal in Poomse and Fight this year. The total medal tally stood at 14.

EuroSchool Airoli Principal Sudeshna Chatterjee said, “Sports are an integral part of EuroSchool’s philosophy of Balanced Schooling. The right mix of academic learning and co-curricular development helps shape the mind and makes it more receptive to learning. We are overwhelmed with the outstanding performance of your children, which is testimony to the quality training, support and guidance provided by the best-in-class coaches at EuroSchool. We hope that international exposure enthuse our students to take up the Olympic recognised sport at a professional level.”