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Athletics News

the Athletic Concordian Dragons The ongoing Covid-19 situation has made it impossible for team sports and inter-school competitions to take place this year but it certainly hasn't stopped some of our Concordian dragons from achieving great results outside of school. Here we celebrate some of their successes!

Two swimmers from our swim team qualified to Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2021 on Nov. 26-28, 2021 at the Aquatic Center of Assumption University Suvarnbhumi Campus.

Competition Result Phaak G5C 50m. Breaststroke (Final Round) 4th place time 37.66s 50m. Butterfly 13th place time 33.82s 50m. Freestyle 14th place time 30.83s 50m. Backstroke 24th place time 38.56s Gail G6S 50m. Freestyle 21th place time 31.98s 50m. Backstroke 22th place time 37.65s

Coach Golf participated in the KhaoYai 100K Ultra Marathon in December

2021, finishing with a time of 10:25.06 Hours, to claim 27th place overall from 760 runners competing. Congratulations Coach Golf!

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Amazing Kids

Triathlon

Over the weekend of February 5-6, 2022, Henry (G8) took part in his first-ever duathlon, a component of The Amazing Kids Triathlon Race 2022 at Pattana Golf Resort. Henry came in first place in his age group (13-14). Congratulations Henry!

Thailand Junior &

On December 18-19, 2021, Cheeno and Choné (G7) joined the

Championship 2021

Cheeno and Choné competed in the Boy’s Sabre individual U12 and U14 events among other fencers from all over the country, from clubs such as Air Force Cub, Royal Thai Army Fencing Club, Royal Thai Navy Fencing Club, and other university, private school and government school fencing clubs.

Cadet Fencing

biggest fencing event of the year, the Thailand Junior & Cadet Fencing Championship 2021 for boys and girls under 20, 17, 14 and 12, organized by Thailand Fencing Association.

Cheeno finished in 3rd place with a bronze medal in the U14 category, while Choné got the bronze medal in the U12 event.

Both boys collected points in the National ranking score system.

Choné and Cheeno wanted to wear their Concordian PE uniforms to represent the school when they received the Bronze medals on the podium. Congratulations for this great achievement!

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IMPACT: What other sports or activities do you like in addition to Chess?

Nina: Other sports that I enjoy are basketball and horseback riding. Both of them are about teamwork, with my friends and with my horse. Other activities that I enjoy include drawing, animating, and creative writing. I love creating things.

IMPACT: Where were the Championships held this year?

Nina: The championships were held in Central Chaengwattana, Nonthaburi.

IMPACT: Did any one certain player give you a challenge and if so, from what age group?

Nina: A few games with U14 girls were difficult. One of the games lasted more than 4 hours and I was very hungry and tired.

Checkmate! In November 2021, Nina (G6) competed in the

IMPACT: As Thailand U-12 Champion, will you compete internationally now, representing our country?

Nina: Yes, I’ll represent Thailand internationally next year, but there is no firm schedule yet because of COVID situation.

Thailand Junior Chess Tournament and won 1st place for Girls Under 12. She was in a combined G14-G12-G10 playing group and was the Champion, but as she was registered in the G12 category, she earned the G12 title. One of her matches with an older girl was over 4 hours! Let’s hear more from Nina:

IMPACT: Kindly share a few words of advice for younger students who might want to excel in something that they love. What do you recommend?

Nina: Don’t worry too much about the results. If you truly love what you do, just enjoy doing it.

IMPACT: What are a couple of your favorite subjects to study at Concordian?

Nina: My favorite subjects at Concordian are Science and Design. Science to me is about exploring, and Design to me is about creating.

Thailand Show Jumping

Competition

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Congratulations to Nina and In December 2021, Nina also took time off from school to join the her team who won the championship for U12 Team Rapid at the Thailand Chess Festival in December 2021.

Thailand Show Jumping competition - a national event and her first experience. She placed 13th out of 23 riders in her class.

Congratulations Nina!

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