Akshay Borgaonkar
Participated at the Budapest Spring Festival, one of the most prestigious open tournaments where players from 24 countries, including 25 Grandmasters, were
playing. He scored his first International Master norm, and since it was scored in a tournament with more than 20 federations, it is the most important requirement for
the IM title. While a performance rating of only 2450 was required, he achieved it with a 2501 performance and one round to spare.
He also crossed the coveted benchmark of 2400 in the FIDE Ratings, which is also required for the IM title.
Advay Kothari
He was selected to represent INDIA at the recently held Asian Open Short Trophy 2024 held at Jakarta Indonesia. elow are his positions from each race distance he participated in:
1. 500m: Finished 16th (Fell in the Quarter Finals)
2. 777m: Finished 7th
3. 1000m: Finished 9th
4. Mixed Relay 2000m:
Finished 5th (Team event)
Spruha Deshpande
Secured Silver Medal in National Field Archery Competition Organised by Field Archery Association of India.
Aarav Patwardhan
Represented India in Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy held in Jakarta, INA from 21.08.2024 – 23.08.2024 and Secured 2 Bronze Medals in 777 mtrs and 500 mtrs.
Yashashree Sakpal
Madhura Bapat
Shravani Pasalkar
Mitali Bhamare
-Mitali Bhamre 100 M Bronze
– Yashashree Sakpal 100 M & 200 M Gold and
1.Sanjana Pala
2.Janak Patil
3. Avneesh Shinde
4.Kedar Ghag
5.Aradhana Phadke
6.Niyara Palshikar
7.Zoya Shah
28th & 29th June 2024 at Deccan Gymkhana Swimming Pool. Team of 52 swimmers participated from our club DRVPF Swim Team. Out of which 17 swimmers were from
VPMS, Pune.
Raghav Malpani
Wrestler Sangram singh in Mumbai. He has received this award along with eminent artists
like Ustad Amjad Ali khan, Pt.Hridaynath Mangesker, Sonu Nigam ,Roopkumar Rathod,
Suchitra Krushnamurthi, Smita Thakre, Dr.Manju Mangalprabhat lodha, Actor Amit Behl,
Padmashri Soma Ghosh, Socialist Shreegauri Sawant, Journalist S.Ramachandran and other many eminent personalities from various fields .
Shravya Shivkumar
Tournaments held on 17th February at Balewadi.
Shravya participated in this tournament for the 4 categories.
She won 3 Golds and one Silver medal in the all below categories:
50 mtrs. Breaststroke – Gold
50 mtrs. Backstroke – Gold
50 mtrs. Freestyle – Silver
50 mtrs. Butterfly – Gold
She won the overall Championships trophy for her age group too
Anissha Kale
at Bangkok on 2nd to 4th February 2024.
Anandita Saraf
Kuhoo Khandekar
Spruha Deshpande
Anissha Kale
Shravya Shivkumar
Tournaments held on 17th February at Balewadi.
Shravya participated in this tournament for the 4 categories.
She won 3 Golds and one Silver medal in the all below categories:
50 mtrs. Breaststroke – Gold
50 mtrs. Backstroke – Gold
50 mtrs. Freestyle – Silver
50 mtrs. Butterfly – Gold
She won the overall Championships trophy for her age group too
Aarav Patwardhan
in Leh Ladakh.
Aarav won 4 Medals.
Gold Medal – 500mtrs
Silver Medal – 300mtrs
Gold Medal – Mens Relay 1600mtrs
Gold Medal – Mixed Relay 1600mtrs
Kuhoo Khandekar
Championship 2023 at Chennai.
Advay Kothari
Leh Ladakh.He won medals in each event.
Bronze Medal medal in 300mtrs
Bronze Medal medal in 500mtrs
Gold Medal in Men’sRelay
Avneesh Chafle & Swaraj Dhamdere
Under 17 ZP Tennis team
Avaneesh Gunjal
Akshay Borgaonkar
Tsaghkadzor Open and Yerevan Open. He increased a total of 176 rating points and
crossed the barrier of 2200 in FIDE Ratings, getting closer to the title of International
Master. Players from 13 countries took part in the tournaments, with more than 25
Grandmasters.
Under 17 Girls Relay team
meet and selected for Zonals.Team members are Aadya Ghumre 9th C, Shravani
Pasalkar 9th B, Yashashree Sakpal 9th B and Jiya Bijal 10th C.
Mansi Tandale
Juhoo Khandekar
skating Championships 2023 and was selected for Zonals.
Aarav Patwardhan and Advay Kothari
Yashashree Sakpal
Relay at 37th Maharashtra State Junior (U14 & U16) Championship SVJCT Sports Complex, Dervan 30th Sept & 1st Oct 2023. She is selected for Nationals.
Anaya Jadhav
best player trophy under 10 age group in Athletics competition organised by Maharashtraiya Mandals Athletics Academy at Chandrashekhar Agashe College of Physical Education on Sunday, 17th September 2023.
Kuhoo Khandekar
category in the 1st Open National Ranking Roller Skating Championship 2023 held in Pune on 8th and 9th September 2023.
Shravya Shivkumar
- Backstroke 50 mtrs – Bronze medal
- Breaststroke 50 mtrs – Shravya stood 4th overall
- Freestyle 50 mtrs – 5th position overall
Rian karandikar
Aarav Patwardhan
Aarav Patwardhan of std. IX B represented India in SEA(South East Asian) Open Short Track Trophy 2023 held in Singapore.
Vihaan Saraf
Vihaan Saraf of std. V A won Silver Medal in 50 m Back Free and Butterfly at Maidaan 2023 orgainised by Flame University Lavle Pune.
Aanandita Saraf
Aanandita Saraf of Sr. Kg C. got Bronze medal in 50 m Backstroke U 6 girls at Maidaan 2023 orgainised by Flame University Lavle Pune.
Advay Kothari
Advay Kothari from VIII B won 2 Silver Medals in 500m and 1000m races (under 15 boys
category) in Ice Speed Skating in 3rd Winter Khelo India Games conducted in Gulmarg, J & K from 10th to 14th February 2023.
Aarav Patwardhan
Aarav Patwardhan from VIII B won 2 Gold Medals in 500m and 1000m races (under 15
boys category) in Ice Speed Skating in 3rd Winter Khelo India Games conducted in Gulmarg, J & K from 10th to 14th February 2023.
Juhoo Khandekar
Juhoo Khandekar, std 6th A, participated in the CBSE National Roller Skating Championship 2022 in the category Inline Speed Skating which was held at Gurugram, Haryana from 9th to 11th Jan. She participated in the events 300mtrs and 500mtrs and stood 4th and 5th in the respective events.
Shivam Kayal
Shivam Kayal from Sr KG B has won fourth position in chess organized by: SPF Chess Championship 2022 held on Sunday,11th December,2022 for your reference.
Aarav Patwardhan & Advay Kothari
Aarav Patwardhan and Advay Kothari of standard VII B, participated in 18th Short
Track Speed Skating Nationals held in Gurugram, Delhi and won medals in the
under 13 category.
Aarav Patwardhan – Gold Medal
Advay Kothari – Silver Medal
Akshay Borgaonkar
Akshay Borgaonkar of Std VIII D ,won Senior State Championship. He is the youngest
player to win the Maharashtra Senior State Championship and also participated in ZP inter school chess and got selected for zonals.
Atharv Kashelkar
On 3rd of December 2022, Atharv won 8 rounds out of 9 in ZP Pune Under 14 Chess Tournament!He ranked 3rd and got selected for Zonals!
On 4th of December 2022, Atharv achieved Gold Medal in Open Rapid Chess Championship in Under 13 category! He scored 5/7.
Aarav Patwardhn
Aarav Patwardhn (Std 8th B)
Participated in the month-long Short Track Ice Skating Camp in Korea. This training camp was conducted by Mr. Jihoon Chae who is himself an Olympic Gold Medallist (1994). Advay also got an opportunity to participate in a competition organized by the Korean Skating Union. He won Gold Medal in 500mtr and Silver Medal in 1000mtr race.
Neena Patki
Neena Patki (Std 9th C)
Participated in Pune District Speed skating Championship on 27th Oct 2022 and Selected for 32 Maharashtra State level Roller Skating Championship. She won one Gold in 1 lap road race and one Silver in 500 mtr race
Advay Kothari
Advay Kothari (8th B)
Participated in the month-long Short Track Ice Skating Camp in Korea. This training camp was conducted by Mr. Jihoon Chae who is himself an Olympic Gold Medallist (1994). Advay also got an opportunity to participate in a competition organized by the Korean Skating Union during his stay and he performed remarkably well winning 2 Gold Medals in 500 mtr and 1000 mtr.
Riya Gaikwad
Riya Gaikwad (9th C)
Participated in 32nd Maharashtra State Level Roller Skating Championship 2022 on 21st Nov 2022, held at Mumbai. She won two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze. Selected for Nationals.Participated in Zilla Parishad Level Roller Skating Championship 2022 on 21st Nov 2022. She won four Gold in all events.
Under 15 Relay Girls team
Under 15 Relay (4 X 100) Girls team
Yashashree Sakpal (Std 8th D)
Jiya Baijal (Std 9thC)
Shravani Pasalkar (Std 8th B)
Aadhya Ghumre (Std 8th B)
Under 15 Girls relay team participated in Pune Female Athletics Tournament 2022
from 23rd to 26th Nov 2022 organised by Dainik Pudhari. Team won the gold Medal.
Saanvi Sahu
Saanvi Sahu (9th D)
Participated in the Gymnastics competition (Open category) organized by JRC Gymnastics club from 15th to 22nd Nov 22 held at Bangkok, Thailand. She’ll be participating in the open category. She received team bronze medal in the competition. She was the only girl athlete from her gym to be qualified for all four apparatus. She came 4th in beam, missed medal by a short margin.
Yashashree Sakpal
Yashashree Sakpal (8th D)
Participated in the 37th National Junior Athletics Championships 2022 from 11th to 15th Nov 2022 organised by Assam Athletics Association, Guwahati. She
won Gold medal in 60 mtr sprint. Also Participated in Pune Female Athletics Tournament 2022 from 23rd to 26th Nov 2022 organised by Dainik Pudhari. She won two silver medals in 100 mtr and 200 mtr sprint.
Kuhoo Khandekar
Kuhoo Khandekar (11th A)
Participated in Pune District Speed skating Championship on 27th Oct 2022 and Selected
for 32 Maharashtra State level Roller Skating Championship. She won one Gold (RSFI).
Participated in 32nd Maharashtra State Level Roller Skating Championship 2022 on 5th
Nov 2022, held at Mumbai. She won one Bronze in slalom. She will be participating in
the selection trials for Asian Games to be held in 2023.
Juhoo Khandekar
Juhoo Khandekar (6th A)
Participated in 32 Maharashtra State Level Roller Skating Championship 2022 on 3rd
Nov 2022. She won one Bronze.
Participated in Zilla Parishad Level Roller Skating Championship 2022 on 21st Nov 2022. She won one Bronze.
Vihan Saraf
Vihan Saraf of Std 5th A, participated in the Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra State Level Swimming Competitions at Kolhapur organised by Maharashtra Swimming Association 16-18 September 2022 at Sagar Patil Tank Kolhapur Maharashtra and got three more medals in 2 gold medals in 50 back n 50 free and a bronze in 200 freestyle.
Anishaa Kale
Anishaa Kale of Std 4th A, participated in the Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra State Level Swimming Competitions at Kolhapur organised by Maharashtra Swimming Association 16-18 September 2022 at Sagar Patil Tank Kolhapur Maharashtra and got Silver medal in back stroke.
Avneesh Chafle
Avneesh Chafle of Std 9th A, was runner up at All India Tennis Association (AITA) U14 National Series tournament played at Hyderabad From 12th September 2022 to 17th September 2022.
Saina Deshpande
Saina Deshpande of std 12 A won ITF J4 Tennis event in Chennai on 27th August 2022.
Saanvi Sahu
Saanvi Sahu Std. IX – Secured second position in the district level gymnastics competition which was held on 7/8/22 at the Infinity Gymnastics centre. She will be competing in the State level next Sunday, 14/8/22, which will be held in Balewadi Stadium.
Mahi Tandale & Manasi Tandale
Open State Level Competition Under 14
Mahi Tandale (Std. VIII C) Gold
Manasi Tandale (Std. III B) Bronze
Akshay Borgaonkar
In total, increased 140 elo points, taking current rating to 2165
Participated in the Serbia Open Masters 2022 held in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Participated in the Paracin Open Masters 2022 held in Paracin, Serbia.
SHARNYA DEOKAR
YOGA – SHARNYA DEOKAR VID
Participated in Students Olympic
District Level :3 rd Position
State Level :1 st Position
Selected for National (28 th July,2022 at Rishikesh.)
YASHASHREE SAPKAL
60 meter Running 1 st Position
Pune District Amateur Athletic Association’s Junior Athletic Championship 2022
Selected for State Championship to be held at Usmanabad
Aarav Patwardhan
Aarav Patwardhan VIII B
Malaysia Ice Skating training Camp and Championship
Venue : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date:11 th ,July 2022 to 26 th ,July 2022
Yuvraj Jadhav
Yuvraj Jadhav Std 10 th
Selected for 26 th IMF Nationals Climbing Championship
Venue : Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Date:12 th -14 th August,2022
Atharv Kashelkar
Chess Open Chess Tournament( under-15)
Points 6/7 Position -2nd
Prize Trophy and cash prize of Rs.1500/-
Yuvraj Jadhav
Yuvraj Jadhav secured Gold medal in Speed Climbing in IMF West Zone sports climbing championship. Now he will participate in national level competition.
Yuvraj Jadhav
Yuvraj Jadhav Std 8th A secured Silver Medal in Wall Climbing competitions in Dervan youth games 2022 organized by SVJCT Sports Academy from 14-03-2022 to 21-03-2022.
Yashashree Santosh Sakpal
Yashashree Santosh Sakpal, participated in Dervan Youth Games 2022 organized by SVJCT Sports Academy from 14-03-2022 to 21-03-2022. She achieved Gold medals in 60 mtr and 200 mtr run, Silver in 150 mtr and Bronze in 100 mtr.
Vihaan Saraf
Vihaan Saraf 4th A participated in State level meet at Derwan youth games 2022 recognised by Swimming association of Maharashtra in Under 12 age group and secured bronze medal in 200 meter free style relay 19-20 Mar 2022
Saina Deshpande
Pune, 28th March 2022: Science student of the Vikhe Patil Memorial School (VPMS), Saina Deshpande (16), who was playing competitive tennis after a gap of nearly two months, won the double crown in Bhilai, in the ITF J5 tennis tournament by winning both girls singles and doubles trophy in an impressive fashion.
Saina’s success is testimony to the support she has received from her school where she had enrolled since junior kg. With tennis tournaments happening Across the country almost every week and that she needs to travel to keep up her ranking points, her school has supported her a lot in balancing academics and tennis. Saina, who began playing tennis as an eight-year-old, now trains at the Bounce Academy where Kedar Shah is the head coach.
Anissha Kale
Anissha Kale Std III A, secured Bronze Medal in 50m Butterfly stroke and 50m Breast stroke for Invitational State level Under-9 girls events organised by Supersprint.
Akshay Borgaonkar
Akshay Borgaonkar VII D, Performance in March 2022.
Date: 14 March to 20 March 2022 Guwahati International Open GM (Grand Master) tournament, Guwahati (no age restriction) Akshay gave an excellent performance beating one IM(International Master) and drawing with another IM. His performance was applauded by Chessbase India in the following article. https://www.chessbase.in/news/1st-Guwahati-International-GM-Open-2022-Round-4-5-report
Akshay took home price of Rs 8000/- for best under 2000 ELO Rating player.
Total 300 participants in the tournament and his seed was 97. Date: 22 March to 29 March 2022 Delhi International Open GM Tournament (Currently playing in Delhi) Akshay will complete is CM (Chess Master) norm by crossing ELO Rating 2000.
Kuhoo Khandekar
Kuhoo Khandekar received one silver medal in the 59th National Roller Skating Championship 2021. Heartiest Congratulations Kuhoo!!
Prisha Pandey
Prisha Pandey who had participated in the Singahad Taekwondo Cup Tournament organized by Kedarnath Sarvajanik Vachanalaya and Samajik Sanstha for under 8 age group category, She has won a Silver medal
Yoga Inter-class Competition
“The nature of Yoga is to shine the light of Awareness into the darkest corners of the body and mind.”
The Inter-class Yoga competition was held on 12th February, 2022 under the guidance of our Principal Ms. Mrinalini Bhosale. The competition was conducted through the online platform of MS Team. In total 36 students from standard 7th and 8th had participated in this competition. The competition commenced with STD 8 around 8:50am and was concluded by 10:40am. With great zeal and enthusiasm the onset of competition for STD 7 stared at 11.40 am and winded up by 12.40pm. Each participant had performed 5 individual asanas and one round of Suryanamaskara. All performances were judged by 3 judges respectively (Judge1- Mrs. Ashwini Shinde, judge2- Mr. Manohar Shinde, judge3- Mrs. Suchismita Mishra). It was very heartening to witness that the students enthusiastically participated in the competition.
Raghav Malpani
- Raghav Malpani has secured First Position in Instrumental skills in the National Level Republic Day Talent contest organised by Shilpkala Arts held on 2nd February, 2022.He received medal, trophy and a certificate of Achievement for the same.
- He has also secured first position in National Level online Instrumental Music Contest organised by Gifted Brains.
Riya Gayakwad
Pune District Roller Skating Championship – Pune 2021
- Secured Gold Medal in 15 Km Road race and Rink Race 1000 mtr.
- Silver Medal in Road Race 100 mtr.
Maharashtra State Roller skating Championship – Virar, Mumbai 2021
- Secured Silver Medal in 100M road race and Rink race dual 200M
- Bronze Medal in Rink race 1000M
Reva Meher
Reva Meher of Jr KG A has secured 4th position in a State level Yoga Competition, in the under 6 yrs age group,on the occasion of Children’s Day held on 14th November,2021.It was conducted by the Mind and Body Institute,Pune.
KRISHMA SHINDE
Krishma Shinde who is studying in class VI has participated in state level invitational basketball tournament for under 12 yrs category in September 2021
AKSHAY BORGAONKAR
He secured 2nd rank at National U12 Online Chess Championships out of 792 participants and got selected in Indian team. He Participated in the National AICF Training Camp for World Chess Championships.He also participated in World Youth U-12 Online Chess Championships organized by FIDE which had players from 78 countries.
KUHOO KHANDEKAR
58th National Roller Skating Championship 2020-21, Intra Club Skating Tournament 2021
JUHOO KHANDEKAR
Pune District Roller skating championship 2020-21, Intra Club Skating Tournament 2021
