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AKA Mombasa Students Head to Nationals in Racquet Sports

20 June 2017
Sara Alidina in action at the Regionals Sara Alidina in action at the RegionalsOn Thursday 15 June and Friday 16 June, 8 students from the Aga Khan Academy represented Mombasa County in the Coast Regional Finals held in Kilifi County at Kilifi Township High School and Chumani Secondary School. The students were:
Azaan Sayani- Badminton
Sarafina Rule-Badminton
Aditi Dubey-Badminton
Saumya Gupta-Badminton
Khushi Tyagi-Badminton
Laiqa Walli and Samiha Mattar- Badminton Doubles
Sara Alidina-Table Tennis.
 
Sara Alidina with Coach Ndungu Sara with Coach NdunguAfter the round robin matches on Friday, Khushi and Saumya made into the quarter finals and then met again in the semi-finals. Khushi won and went ahead to win in the finals and emerge as the 2017 Coast Region Secondary Schools – Badminton Champion. Saumya emerged third overall.
 
In Table Tennis, Sara overcame stiff competition from the Kilifi, Kwale and Taita County. She fought gallantly and went all the way to the finals to become the new 2017 Coast Region Secondary Schools Table Tennis Champion.
 
Khushi, Saumya and Sara will be part of the Coast Region Team in the National Finals to be held In Nyeri from the 03 to 08 July 2017.
 
Touch competition from around the Coast Region Tough competition from around the Coast RegionCongratulations to the team! We wish them luck as they head to the Nationals!

By Anthony Ndungu
Photo Credit: Anthony Ndungu