Special arrangements were made under which six athlete students appeared for their CBSE board exams separately. These students were representing India in the international championship during the regular schedule of the exams.
Achievements of the students
- A gold medal was won by the Anish Bhanwala of St Theresa's Convent Karnal in the Rapid fire pistol event in the men’s 25-meter category held in Gold Coast, Australia.
- In the South Asian Archery championship at Dhaka, three silver medals were won by the K Venkatadri of St John's High School, Vijayawada
- Sehajpreet of Ryan International School, Patiala brought home the gold medal as a member of the women's recurve team. The international tournament was held at Dhaka.
- Rekha of Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyalaya, Dallupura, Delhi won wheelchair basketball championship and is now preparing for the world championship.
Statements from the CBSE officials
According to a senior CBSE official, "The special drive of the board to promote talents in sports led to a departure from the 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."
An official on adding to this said, "We 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."
Sachin Tendulkar supported the move
Sachin Tendulkar also supported the CBSE’s move and said that the new sports policy should be implemented for the students of all classes.
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