Ark’s inaugural KS3 Badminton Championships provided students with the opportunity to play and develop their badminton skills in a competitive atmosphere.
Ark Pioneer performed brilliantly, and beyond their near-perfect scores, showed true sportsmanship, determination and integrity while competing.
Ark Pioneer won gold in each year group division!
Year 7s beat Ark Globe in the final by 4-0 matches, dropping only one match en-route (in the semi-finals)
Year 8s beat Ark Elvin in the final by 3-1 matches, dropping only one match in the final playoffs
Year 9s beat Ark Elvin in the final by 4-0 matches, with an undefeated streak!
Well done to all our competitors!
Aarav J, 7 Angelou
Kalp P, 7 Robinson
Nathania W, 7 Robinson
Andreea Y, 7 Howe
Mili P, 7 Robinson
Alina A, 8 Hoy
Tristan C, 8 Winfrey
Mahad B, 8 Singh
Ella H, 9 Hawking
Evie C, 9 Mandela
Andre Y, 9 Mandela
Andreja N, 9 Mandela
Mr Mogaji was extremely impressed with the level of Badminton skill which is testament to their involvement in after-school clubs, enthusiasm during P.E. and extra practice dedicated to building team camaraderie and understanding the sport.
We look forward to defending our titles at next year's competition!