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New Delhi: When 14 -year -old Divyanshi Bhomik steps on a table tennis table, she sees Asia’s best without inflating. She spreads the history of smash and scripts at the early this month earlier this month, became the first Indian in 36 years (after Subramanian Bhuvaneshwari) to win the U -15 Girls Singles Crown at the Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships.But mention the class 10 board exam, and his hands start trembling.“Yes, I think I feel really scared and nervous because I have to give my board this year,” she tells Timesophindia.com, almost whispers. “I am a little nervous for my boards, but I am going to study hard.”Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!For someone who put his nerve below 6-9 in the decisive set against China’s Liu Zilling in the final, irony is delicious. Three Chinese opponents are easy to beat for the trophy; Beating board-examination is not worrying.

Examination before exam

At an age, most teenagers are worried about east-boards, Divanshi has already ranked World No. 3 in U-15, train about eight hours a day, and travels in continents.Nevertheless, with the end of its table tennis session by January, it is a February-March board examination timetable that is larger in her mind than any world rankings.“It is really difficult to study after training sessions because I am tired, but I have no other option,” she believes.

For his boards, there will be barely 30 days to prepare him. However, his father does not want to add additional pressure of ‘good traces’ to those young shoulders.The COO of a multinational firm for the South Asia-Pacific region, his father Rahul Bhomik, says, “We have no hope, but have their own expectations that bother him.”The fear of his examinations can make him reliable, but his journey makes him an extraordinary case. All this started during the epidemic, in the family of the family in Mumbai.“My father did not allow me to play outdoor games, so he found a table at home. Me, my elder sister (Hitanshi) and my father used to practice all day. When I really started liking the game, and I also started winning,” Divineshi misses.His father, who once played the game himself, saw the early spark. “When the first state tournament took place, she reached the semi -finals. So that she further strengthened our belief that she was to excel himself,” he says.Ever since, the game has consumed her life.“From 7:30 to 11 in the morning, I practice, then I have tuition, then evening practice from 4 to 8:30 in the evening. Sometimes I have tuition from 9 am,” Divyanshi told about his routine.

Divyanshi Bhomik (Special Arrangement)

Rahul combines with a chakli, “If you ask her to practice even 10 hours, she can do it happily.”Months and years toilets were shown in the tashing. In second place, Divyanshi topped three Chinese opponents to take the title.Her semi-finals were luggage of legends, below 6-9 in Dickider against Liu Zilling, she returned to win. It was “actually something,” she says. His father calls him proof of his flexibility. “The game is cruel – a small mistake and it is over. But he pulled himself up. Many people thought that the match was lost,” he remembers.

Dreams that are beyond boards

what lies ahead? For now, in November, Romania, where she, who credits the UTT (ultimate table tennis) championship for her overall development as a player, will represent India in the World Youth Table Tennis Championship.“If you can become an Asian champion, there is no reason that you cannot win the world championship because the same girls will play there too,” her father says.For a long time, the family has a roadmap: “The short term is to break in the top five of India and in women in the top 100 in women by 2026. Eventually, 2028 Olympics and an Olympic medal, ”says Rahul. But a cool girl about her immediate priority, ask Divanshi, and the answer is not an Olympic podium; This is a report card. Because in India, even history -producers should survive before dreaming of India’s most disabled tournament – board examination.